Date: 4/1/24 2:42 pm
From: <reports...>
Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Braddock Bay (01 Apr 2024) 104 Raptors
Braddock Bay
Rochester, New York, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 01, 2024
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 1
Turkey Vulture 89 89 6838
Osprey 0 0 4
Bald Eagle 6 6 250
Northern Harrier 0 0 101
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 66
Cooper's Hawk 4 4 96
American Goshawk 0 0 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 2 279
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 2 2 509
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 14
Golden Eagle 0 0 18
American Kestrel 1 1 32
Merlin 0 0 8
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 7
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0

Total: 104 104 8224
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours

Official Counter: David Brown

Observers: Kim Steininger, Mike Tetlow, Rosemary Reilly

Visitors:
8


Weather:
A thick cloud layer in the morning broke up to blue skies before a high
cirrus layer moved in ahead of tomorrow's rain. Light northerly winds.

Raptor Observations:
Less than a hundred Turkey Vultures. A half dozen Bald Eagles. Small
numbers of Cooper's Hawks, red-shoulders, and red-tails. One kestrel. The
flight was mostly over the parkway.

Braddock Bay 2024 Daily Summaries Video Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB8baxseGlb6tgpFvuDK4-aadMhx7wTfo

Non-raptor Observations:
East Spit: 5 Killdeer, Pectoral Sandpiper, 2 Red-throated Loons, 2 Common
Loons, Barn Swallow.
https://ebird.org/checklist/S166785468

Hawk Watch: Pied-billed Grebe, Common Loon, 5 Great Blue Herons, 2 Common
Ravens, 4 Eastern Meadowlarks.
https://ebird.org/checklist/S166856434

New species for season: Pectoral Sandpiper

Predictions:
TOMORROW: Rain, becoming windy in the afternoon. High 44F. Winds E at
20-30mph. Chance of rain 90%. Count will probably not be conducted.

WEDNESDAY: Periods of rain, becoming windy in the afternoon. High 46F.
Winds ESE at 20-30mph. Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall possibly over one
inch. Count will probably not be conducted.

THURSDAY: Cloudy with rain and snow in the morning, light snow in the
afternoon. Winds NE at 15-25mph. Count may not be conducted.
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Report submitted by David Brown (<davidebrownpa...>)
Braddock Bay information may be found at:
http://www.bbrr.org/


More site information at hawkcount.org: https://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=353


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