Date: 5/2/26 6:18 pm
From: <reports...>
Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Braddock Bay (02 May 2026) 228 Raptors
Braddock Bay
Rochester, New York, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 02, 2026
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 9
Turkey Vulture 118 175 28005
Osprey 2 2 73
Bald Eagle 23 30 928
Northern Harrier 0 6 869
Sharp-shinned Hawk 28 71 6637
Cooper's Hawk 1 1 204
American Goshawk 0 0 5
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 481
Broad-winged Hawk 44 130 28882
Red-tailed Hawk 11 13 1382
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 87
Golden Eagle 0 0 47
American Kestrel 1 1 795
Merlin 0 0 26
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 18
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 1
Swallow-tailed Kite 0 0 1

Total: 228 429 68450
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours

Official Counter: Maili Waters

Observers: Daena Ford

Visitors:
15


Weather:
Today was windy and cold with temps starting at 39F and reaching a high of
46F. Winds started out as west and shifted to NW at 15-25mph. Partly cloudy
skies in the morning cleared to mostly sunny midday, then clouded back up
in the afternoon.

Raptor Observations:
Today�s raptor numbers are similar to yesterday�s, with 118 Turkey
Vultures, 44 Broad-winged Hawks, and 28 Sharp-shinned Hawks. The majority
of the birds were very high and when the clouds cleared midday, it was
almost impossible to see anything in the blue sky.


Non-raptor Observations:
The single Wild Turkey was wandering around the park again today! It kept
running across the road and running between hedge rows providing some
excellent entertainment.
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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/3868/20260502


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