Braddock Bay (26 May 2026) 342 Raptors
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May 26, 2026, 9:25:35 PM (9 days ago) May 26
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Braddock Bay
Rochester, New York, USA
Visitors:
8
Weather:
Mostly sunny skies in the morning becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. Temps ranged from 69F to 84F. Winds were light SW to start, shifting to west as the day progressed. Just before 3pm the lake breeze kicked in, shutting down the flight.
Raptor Observations:
There was a small but decent flight today with a total of 342 raptors! The majority of the birds were very high. Turkey Vultures (158), Broad-winged Hawks (106), and Bald Eagles (57) were the most numerous species. There were also 17 Red-tailed Hawks, 3 Osprey, and 1 Northern Harrier mixed in.
Non-raptor Observations:
The highlight of the day was actually not a raptor, but an adorable Brant that spent all day on the lawn with two Canada Geese! There were hundreds of gulls around the bay today including an Iceland Gull.
Report submitted by Maili Waters (mailir...@gmail.com)
Braddock Bay information may be found at: http://www.bbrr.org/
More information at hawkcount.org: [Site Profile] [Day Summary] [Month Summary]
Count data submitted via Trektellen.org - [Project Details]
Rochester, New York, USA
| Daily Raptor Counts: May 26, 2026 | |||
| Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Black Vulture | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Turkey Vulture | 158 | 4087 | 31917 |
| Osprey | 3 | 121 | 192 |
| Bald Eagle | 57 | 699 | 1597 |
| Northern Harrier | 1 | 172 | 1035 |
| 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 | 106 | 10738 | 39490 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 17 | 247 | 1616 |
| 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: | 342 | 17534 | 85555 |
| Observation start time: | 07:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 15:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 8 hours |
| Official Counter | Maili Waters |
| Observers: | Brad Carlson, Bridget Watts, Dominic Sherony, Mike Tetlow, Shelly Rackovsky |
Visitors:
8
Weather:
Mostly sunny skies in the morning becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. Temps ranged from 69F to 84F. Winds were light SW to start, shifting to west as the day progressed. Just before 3pm the lake breeze kicked in, shutting down the flight.
Raptor Observations:
There was a small but decent flight today with a total of 342 raptors! The majority of the birds were very high. Turkey Vultures (158), Broad-winged Hawks (106), and Bald Eagles (57) were the most numerous species. There were also 17 Red-tailed Hawks, 3 Osprey, and 1 Northern Harrier mixed in.
Non-raptor Observations:
The highlight of the day was actually not a raptor, but an adorable Brant that spent all day on the lawn with two Canada Geese! There were hundreds of gulls around the bay today including an Iceland Gull.
Report submitted by Maili Waters (mailir...@gmail.com)
Braddock Bay information may be found at: http://www.bbrr.org/
More information at hawkcount.org: [Site Profile] [Day Summary] [Month Summary]
Count data submitted via Trektellen.org - [Project Details]
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