Date: 5/16/25 6:22 pm
From: <reports...>
Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Braddock Bay (16 May 2025) 2898 Raptors
Braddock Bay
Rochester, New York, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 16, 2025
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 1078 3417 28309
Osprey 12 117 182
Bald Eagle 65 436 958
Northern Harrier 35 193 712
Sharp-shinned Hawk 28 1397 5039
Cooper's Hawk 2 19 220
American Goshawk 0 0 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 366
Broad-winged Hawk 1615 3900 27186
Red-tailed Hawk 58 412 1314
Rough-legged Hawk 0 4 52
Golden Eagle 1 8 31
American Kestrel 2 22 437
Merlin 2 7 32
Peregrine Falcon 0 8 30
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
Short-eared Owl 0 0 4

Total: 2898 9942 64874
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 10 hours

Official Counter: Maili Waters

Observers: Bridget Watts, Daena Ford, Mike Tetlow, luke seitz

Visitors:
8


Weather:
A thunderstorm came through in the early morning, but it passed by 8:30am.
It was then partly sunny, temps in the 60s, and SSW winds at 5-10mph. As
the clouds dissipated, the temps rose to a high of 79F. The winds increased
slightly to 10-15mph. Around 2pm the lake breeze took over and pushed the
flight in to Frisbee Hill. At 4:30pm the SW winds kicked back in and we
returned to the main platform.

Raptor Observations:
Today was a great day with nearly 3000 birds! The flight started around
10:30 and lasted into the evening. The majority of the birds were
Broad-winged Hawks (1615) and Turkey Vultures (1078). The next most
abundant species was Bald Eagle with a total of 65! Other raptors that were
mixed in included 58 Red-tailed, 35 Northern Harriers, and 28 Sharp-shinned
Hawks.

Non-raptor Observations:
There were migrating passerines flying high all day long. Tanagers,
grosbeaks, orioles, and warblers could be scoped flying higher than some of
the hawks! Two Sandhill Cranes joined a kettle of raptors at Frisbee Hill.
In the evening we saw around 30 Common Nighthawks migrating past.

Predictions:
Tomorrow will have scattered thunderstorms in the morning, then variable
clouds during the afternoon with more showers at times. High 69F. Winds WSW
at 15 to 25 mph. The winds are coming from a favorable direction, so there
is a good chance there will be some birds moving between rain showers.
However, it will all depend on how much rain we actually get.
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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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