Date: 5/22/26 6:53 pm
From: <reports...>
Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Braddock Bay (22 May 2026) 7 Raptors
Braddock Bay
Rochester, New York, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 22, 2026
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 9
Turkey Vulture 7 3842 31672
Osprey 0 110 181
Bald Eagle 0 606 1504
Northern Harrier 0 171 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 0 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: 7 16981 85002
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 6 hours

Official Counter: Maili Waters

Observers: Vid Killius

Visitors:
1


Weather:
Mostly cloudy with temps in the low 50s and NE winds at 10-15mph.

Raptor Observations:
Another day of subpar winds resulted in only 7 birds (all Turkey Vultures)
passing by the platform. The local pair of Ospreys were feeding over the
bay and an adult Bald Eagle was sitting in a tree.

Non-raptor Observations:
One Common Raven was seen flying by while being chased by Red-winged
Blackbirds.

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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/3868/20260522


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