Derby Hill Bird Observatory Mexico, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Jun 08, 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 13 Turkey Vulture 68 80 40140 Osprey 1 3 312 Bald Eagle 37 66 1379 Northern Harrier 0 3 630 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 3448 Cooper's Hawk 0 0 314 American Goshawk 0 0 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 500 Broad-winged Hawk 92 339 46253 Red-tailed Hawk 2 7 2920 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 68 Golden Eagle 0 0 68 American Kestrel 0 0 445 Merlin 0 0 82 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 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: 200 498 96587 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: David Brown Observers: Dave Wheeler, John Heidecker, Pete Davidson Visitors: 8 Weather: Sunny with a layer of cirrus clouds moving in. Moderate southeast winds that held until 3:30pm (2:30pm EST) when a northerly lake breeze finally kicked in, though the southerly winds battled and took over again briefly. Quite warm. Even when we had lake breeze at ground level the air was full of cottonwood fluff and spider webs that revealed the altitude at which the southerly winds still prevailed. Raptor Observations: A steady flight that picked up for the late-morning and lasted a few hours. Broad-winged Hawks were most numerous with 92, mostly in a single hour. A decent vulture flight for June with 68. A good Bald Eagle flight with 37. The other migrants were 2 red-tails and an Osprey. Local Cooper's Hawk and American Kestrel were also seen. Non-raptor Observations: Common Gallinule, 25 Double-crested Cormorants, 2 Great Blue Herons, Red-headed Woodpecker, 2 Bobolinks. https://ebird.org/checklist/S354703500 Predictions: TOMORROW: Partly cloudy. Near record high temps near 85F. Winds SSE at 5-10mph, shifting SW and probably a lake breeze at some point. Could be some raptor migration before the lake breeze. WEDNESDAY: Scattered Thunderstorms then mainly cloudy with thunderstorms likely. High 79F. Winds S at 10-15mph. Good winds, so any chance of a flight will depend on what happens with the storms. ======================================================================== 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/3860/20260608 -- 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. --
