Date: 5/28/26 6:18 pm
From: <reports...>
Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Braddock Bay (28 May 2026) 29 Raptors
Braddock Bay
Rochester, New York, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 28, 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 4136 31966
Osprey 2 125 196
Bald Eagle 3 711 1609
Northern Harrier 0 173 1036
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 1369 7935
Cooper's Hawk 0 27 230
American Goshawk 0 0 5
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 481
Broad-winged Hawk 3 10829 39581
Red-tailed Hawk 1 251 1620
Rough-legged Hawk 0 2 89
Golden Eagle 0 3 50
American Kestrel 0 47 841
Merlin 0 6 32
Peregrine Falcon 0 15 33
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: 29 17695 85716
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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: Daena Ford, Vid Killius

Visitors:
3


Weather:
It was a beautiful day at the park with clear skies and temps in the 60s.
Winds were NW at 10-20mph.

Raptor Observations:
As the end of the season approaches rapidly, the number of raptors on the
move is dwindling. A total of 29 birds passed over the park today. Turkey
Vultures were the majority with 20 individuals. 3 immature Bald Eagles flew
over together around midday. There were also 3 Broad-winged Hawks, 2
Osprey, and 1 Red-tailed Hawk.

Non-raptor Observations:
The large number of gulls continue on the bay with one Bonaparte�s Gull
mixed in.
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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/3868/20260528


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