Date: 4/24/26 3:17 pm
From: <reports...>
Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Braddock Bay (24 Apr 2026) 109 Raptors
Braddock Bay
Rochester, New York, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 24, 2026
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 6 9
Turkey Vulture 93 18544 26360
Osprey 0 41 44
Bald Eagle 7 367 663
Northern Harrier 4 648 741
Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 4389 4586
Cooper's Hawk 0 86 190
American Goshawk 0 4 5
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 87 479
Broad-winged Hawk 0 17820 17820
Red-tailed Hawk 1 814 1251
Rough-legged Hawk 0 13 84
Golden Eagle 0 19 34
American Kestrel 0 594 728
Merlin 0 12 21
Peregrine Falcon 0 9 16
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
Swallow-tailed Kite 0 1 1

Total: 109 43455 53033
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 5 hours

Official Counter: Maili Waters

Observers:

Visitors:
2


Weather:
The morning was mostly cloudy with temps in the upper 30s. The afternoon
was a mix of sun and clouds and temps reached a high of 42F. Strong east
winds all day.

Raptor Observations:
Due to the strong east winds, there was very little raptor migration today.
Only 109 birds went over the park, the majority being Turkey Vultures.

Non-raptor Observations:

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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/3868/20260424


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