Braddock Bay (25 May 2026) 143 Raptors

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Braddock Bay
Rochester, New York, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: May 25, 2026
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	9
Turkey Vulture	62	3929	31759
Osprey	1	118	189
Bald Eagle	22	642	1540
Northern Harrier	0	171	1034
Sharp-shinned Hawk	3	1369	7935
Cooper's Hawk	0	27	230
American Goshawk	0	0	5
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	0	481
Broad-winged Hawk	50	10632	39384
Red-tailed Hawk	5	230	1599
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:	143	17192	85213

Observation start time:	08:00:00
Observation end time:	15:00:00
Total observation time:	6.5 hours
Official Counter	Maili Waters
Observers:	Niki Banke, Tim Willis

Visitors:
4

Weather:
The morning started out with overcast skies, temps around 60F, and NW winds at 10-15mph. By the afternoon the skies were nearly cloudless with NNW winds. Temps reached a high of 69F.

Raptor Observations:
There was a light flight today, with more birds than the last few days! We saw a total of 143 raptors. Turkey Vultures (62), Broad-winged Hawks (50), and Bald Eagles (22) were the most numerous. There were also 5 Red-tailed Hawks, 3 Sharp-shinned Hawks, and 1 Osprey.

Non-raptor Observations:
A Pileated Woodpecker flew through the park going right over the pavilion. There were some Pine Siskin and Cedar Waxwing flocks flying over throughout the day. A Great Egret flew low over the hedgerow providing wonderful views!

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Report submitted by Maili Waters (mailir...@gmail.com)
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