Derby Hill Bird Observatory Mexico, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: May 08, 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 12 Turkey Vulture 55 915 37080 Osprey 1 15 244 Bald Eagle 5 137 856 Northern Harrier 1 33 540 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 291 3169 Cooper's Hawk 0 3 303 American Goshawk 0 0 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 499 Broad-winged Hawk 18 2055 42153 Red-tailed Hawk 6 100 2789 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 68 Golden Eagle 1 1 67 American Kestrel 0 7 435 Merlin 0 0 68 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 9 Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1 Total: 88 3557 88295 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: David Brown Observers: Dave Wheeler Visitors: 2 Weather: A bit of early morning sun, then becoming cloudy for a period as rain went to the south. Becoming mostly sunny for the afternoon. A light to moderate NNW wind. Count conducted from the South Lookout. Raptor Observations: The flight was light most of the day with a few close looks. Turkey Vultures were most numerous with 55. Only 18 Broad-winged Hawks. Small numbers of other expected species including a nice look at a juvenile Northern Harrier. An immature GOLDEN EAGLE gave a distant look to the south. Derby Hill 2026 Daily Summary Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB8baxseGlb6YYCLHXEKtIckpJtq1srVm Non-raptor Observations: North Lookout (morning birding): Solitary Sandpiper, Red-headed Woodpecker, Least Flycatcher, Lincoln's Sparrow, 2 Ovenbirds, Black-and-white Warbler, 2 American Redstarts, Cape May Warbler. https://ebird.org/checklist/S334488859 South Lookout: Wild Turkey, Blue-winged Warbler. https://ebird.org/checklist/S334797546 New species for season: Black-and-white Warbler Predictions: TOMORROW: Cloudy early then partly cloudy. High 63F. Winds SSE at 10-15mph. Good winds for raptors and decent overnight songbird migration so could be new arrivals and a good morning flight. Join us anytime from 8am-2pm for Derby Hill Day. SUNDAY: Mostly sunny. High 56F. Winds W at 10-20mph. Probably South Lookout. Expect light to moderate migration. MONDAY: Mainly sunny. High 53F. Winds WNW at 10-15mph. South Lookout. Expect light to moderate migration. ======================================================================== Report submitted by David Brown ([email protected] ) Derby Hill Bird Observatory information may be found at: http://onondagaaudubon.com/derby-hill-bird-observatory/ More site information at hawkcount.org: https://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=358 Count data submitted via Trektellen.org - Project info at: https://trektellen.org/count/view/3860/20260508 -- Oneidabirds-L List Info: Visit: http://LISTS.cornell.edu for more information Posting Address: [email protected] Sightings: Please submit your observations to eBird at http://www.ebird.org. --
