Derby Hill Bird Observatory Mexico, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: May 25, 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 1 13 Turkey Vulture 90 3378 39543 Osprey 5 71 300 Bald Eagle 30 507 1226 Northern Harrier 1 114 621 Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 569 3447 Cooper's Hawk 1 11 311 American Goshawk 0 0 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 500 Broad-winged Hawk 210 5321 45419 Red-tailed Hawk 4 214 2903 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 68 Golden Eagle 0 2 68 American Kestrel 0 17 445 Merlin 0 14 82 Peregrine Falcon 0 3 12 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: 344 10223 94961 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 13:00:00 Observation end time: 17:00:00 Total observation time: 4 hours Official Counter: David Brown Observers: Don Metzger Visitors: 3 Weather: Overcast and calm in the early morning. A westerly wind picked up bringing fog and delaying the start of the count. Moved to the South Lookout at 11am (10am EST) but there was no raptor activity for several hours. Winds were light from the WNW. Finally the sun started to come out and I started the count as raptors got up. Mostly sunny at the end of the count. Raptor Observations: A decent flight of Broad-winged Hawks (210), Turkey vultures (90), and Bald Eagles (30) plus a handful of migrants of other species. Derby Hill 2026 Daily Summary Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB8baxseGlb6YYCLHXEKtIckpJtq1srVm Non-raptor Observations: North Lookout (morning birding): Common Loon, 2 Green Herons, Gray-cheeked Thrush, 2 Wilson's Warblers. https://ebird.org/checklist/S346362342 South Lookout: 2 Common Mergansers, Killdeer, 2 Great Blue Herons, Yellow-throated Vireo, Warbling Vireo, 30 Cedar Waxwings. https://ebird.org/checklist/S346741573 No new species for season. Predictions: TOMORROW: Sun with some clouds. High 79F. Winds SW at 5-10mph. A good wind, though a bit on the weak side so a lake breeze is a possibility. Overnight songbird migration should be decent. That should carry over into a decent non-raptor morning flight and hopefully at least a moderate raptor flight for at least the morning. Spotting may be difficult if there aren't many clouds and the raptors get high. Overall looking like the best day for the remainder of the season. WEDNESDAY: Intervals of clouds and sun. High near 70F. Winds WNW at 5-10mph. South Lookout. Expect light to moderate migration. THURSDAY: Partly cloudy. High 63F. Winds NW at 10-15mph. South Lookout. Expect light 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/3860/20260525 -- 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. --
