Braddock Bay (27 May 2026) 132 Raptors

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Braddock Bay
Rochester, New York, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: May 27, 2026
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	9
Turkey Vulture	29	4116	31946
Osprey	2	123	194
Bald Eagle	9	708	1606
Northern Harrier	1	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	88	10826	39578
Red-tailed Hawk	3	250	1619
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:	132	17666	85687

Observation start time:	08:00:00
Observation end time:	15:00:00
Total observation time:	6.5 hours
Official Counter	Maili Waters
Observers:	Vid Killius

Visitors:
4

Weather:
NW winds all day at 10-15mph with temps right around 70F. A few clouds in the morning cleared to blue skies for the rest of the day.

Raptor Observations:
A total of 132 raptors flew over the park today. Birds were very high again, and with the clear blue sky, it made spotting birds very difficult. Broad-winged Hawks were the majority of the flight with a total of 88. Turkey Vultures (29), Red-tailed Hawks (3), and Ospreys (2) were the other birds mixed in. Bald Eagles were less numerous today with only 9 migrating over. There was also 1 Northern Harrier that passed over pretending to be a Broad-winged.

Non-raptor Observations:
Hundreds of gulls continue in the bay today. A Blackpoll Warbler was feeding in the trees by the parking lot.

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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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