Date: 4/17/26 7:32 pm
From: <reports...>
Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Braddock Bay (17 Apr 2026) 1 Raptors
Braddock Bay
Rochester, New York, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 17, 2026
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 6 9
Turkey Vulture 0 17076 24892
Osprey 0 23 26
Bald Eagle 0 237 533
Northern Harrier 0 524 617
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 3670 3867
Cooper's Hawk 0 68 172
American Goshawk 0 3 4
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 83 475
Broad-winged Hawk 0 9650 9650
Red-tailed Hawk 0 698 1135
Rough-legged Hawk 0 11 82
Golden Eagle 0 11 26
American Kestrel 0 497 631
Merlin 0 10 19
Peregrine Falcon 0 7 14
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 1 1

Total: 1 32575 42153
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 12:00:00
Total observation time: 3 hours

Official Counter: Maili Waters

Observers: Vid Killius

Visitors:
2


Weather:
This morning was misty and foggy. At around 10am the fog briefly cleared
for a couple hours before a thick fog bank rolled in and lasted until about
4pm. The winds were NNE and the temp was 50F.

Raptor Observations:
Only one migrating raptor was seen today in the short window without fog. A
very cute Sharp-shinned Hawk flew low over the platform providing excellent
views.

Non-raptor Observations:
Nothing of note.
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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
Count data submitted via Trektellen.org - Project info at:
https://trektellen.org/count/view/3868/20260417


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