Date: 3/9/25 4:07 pm
From: <reports...>
Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Braddock Bay (09 Mar 2025) 23 Raptors
Braddock Bay
Rochester, New York, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 09, 2025
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 13 33 33
Osprey 0 0 0
Bald Eagle 2 10 16
Northern Harrier 0 8 8
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 2 2
Cooper's Hawk 0 1 1
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 2 2
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 4 8 8
Rough-legged Hawk 0 4 4
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 0 0
Merlin 0 1 1
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1
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

Total: 23 70 76
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 13:00:00
Total observation time: 6 hours

Official Counter: Maili Waters

Observers: Greg Sanda, Jessie Barry, luke seitz

Visitors:
8


Weather:
Partly cloudy clearing to mostly sunny. Highs in the 40s. WSW winds
shifting to west at 20-30mph.

Raptor Observations:
The best day of the season so far with five species and 23 individuals! The
morning started out with the first Red-shouldered Hawk of the season flying
right over the platform. A couple Bald Eagles, Red-tailed Hawks, and
Sharp-shinned Hawks passed by. The most numerous species was Turkey Vulture
with thirteen individuals.

Non-raptor Observations:
Snow Geese were on the move with our total for the day ending at just over
4500! Tundra Swans were moving in small flocks all day totalling just over
300. 5 Trumpeter Swans flew by demonstrating the structural differences
from Tundra Swans. We had fun picking out Cackling Geese from flocks of
Canada Geese, successfully picking out 9.

Predictions:
Partly cloudy skies, high of 48F. West winds shifting to NNE at 10-15mph.
The morning might have some migrant birds before the wind shifts to NNE.
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Report submitted by Maili Waters (<mailirwaters...>)
Braddock Bay information may be found at:
http://www.bbrr.org/


More site information at hawkcount.org: https://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=353


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