Braddock Bay (28 May 2026) 29 Raptors

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Braddock Bay
Rochester, New York, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: May 28, 2026
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
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

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 (mailir...@gmail.com)
Braddock Bay information may be found at: http://www.bbrr.org/
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Count data submitted via Trektellen.org - [Project Details]

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