Date: 5/29/26 6:49 pm
From: <reports...>
Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Braddock Bay (29 May 2026) 195 Raptors
Braddock Bay
Rochester, New York, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 29, 2026
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 9
Turkey Vulture 87 4223 32053
Osprey 1 126 197
Bald Eagle 11 722 1620
Northern Harrier 2 175 1038
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 89 10918 39670
Red-tailed Hawk 5 256 1625
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: 195 17890 85911
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 6.5 hours

Official Counter: Maili Waters

Observers: Bridget Watts, Greg Sanda, Mike Tetlow, Vid Killius

Visitors:
5


Weather:
There were clear skies in the morning, partially clouding over in the
afternoon. Temps ranged from 64F to 73F. Winds were out of the west at
10-20mph.


Raptor Observations:
Today�s flight was light with small waves of birds coming through
intermittently. The day tally was 195 with Turkey Vultures and Broad-winged
Hawks being equally numerous. There were also 11 Bald Eagles, 5 Red-tailed
Hawks, and 2 Northern Harriers.

Non-raptor Observations:
The gull numbers have dropped dramatically with only ~50 present today. 3
Sandhill Cranes were seen circling high up before disappearing into the
blue.
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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/3868/20260529


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