Date: 5/20/26 2:33 pm
From: <reports...>
Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Braddock Bay (20 May 2026) 26 Raptors
Braddock Bay
Rochester, New York, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 20, 2026
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 9
Turkey Vulture 20 3832 31662
Osprey 0 110 181
Bald Eagle 1 606 1504
Northern Harrier 1 171 1034
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 1363 7929
Cooper's Hawk 0 26 229
American Goshawk 0 0 5
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 481
Broad-winged Hawk 4 10571 39323
Red-tailed Hawk 0 219 1588
Rough-legged Hawk 0 2 89
Golden Eagle 0 3 50
American Kestrel 0 47 841
Merlin 0 6 32
Peregrine Falcon 0 14 32
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
Mississippi Kite 0 1 1
Short-eared Owl 0 0 1
Swallow-tailed Kite 0 0 1

Total: 26 16971 84992
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours

Official Counter: Maili Waters

Observers:

Visitors:
2


Weather:
Thick clouds in the morning broke up and it became partly sunny in the
early afternoon. After a couple hours of partly sunny skies, thick clouds
rolled back in. Winds were out of the NW at 10-20mph. Temps were in the
high 50s.

Raptor Observations:
It was a very slow day for raptors. There were 20 Turkey Vultures, 4
Broad-winged Hawks, 1 Northern Harrier, and 1 Bald Eagle.

Non-raptor Observations:
lots of swallows were feeding over the bay today. There were no warblers
singing in the hedgerow.
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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/3868/20260520


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