Braddock Bay (21 May 2024) 1,952 Raptors
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Braddock Bay
Rochester, New York, USA
Visitors:
12
Weather:
Mostly sun and hot. We started out at Braddock Bay Park. The winds started out light to moderate and alternating between a southerly wind to a northeast lake breeze. We moved to Frisbee Hill at 10am EST and observed from the shade of the trees near the parking lot. Eventually a strong southwest wind overpowered the lake breeze and we moved back to Braddock Bay Park around 12pm EST and observed from the shade of trees near the parking lot. Temperatures surpassed the mid-80s in the afternoon with gusty winds that shifted WSW.
Raptor Observations:
Observing from Braddock Bay Park in the morning it took a bit for the flight to get going and most of the activity was in towards the parkway. We moved to Frisbee Hill because of a light lake breeze and a huge flight picked up over the parking lot with a peak hour of nearly 900 birds. The flight mostly consisted of Turkey Vultures, juvenile Broad-winged Hawks, and Bald Eagles. The flight was low to medium altitude. Once the southwest wind overpowered the lake breeze we lost the flight line at Frisbee Hill and moved back to Braddock Bay Park. A steady flight continued with highlights including a BLACK VULTURE and a light-morph ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK. The flight was high altitude and slowed down considerably the last few hours. This was the biggest Turkey Vulture flight since March 2nd, with a total of 572. Today was the highest Bald Eagle total of the season with 143. We had a total of 1,176 Broad-winged Hawks today. Braddock Bay 2024 Daily Summaries Video Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB8baxseGlb6tgpFvuDK4-aadMhx7wTfo
Non-raptor Observations:
West Spit: 2 Ring-necked Ducks, Wild Turkey, Black-bellied Plover, Semipalmated Plover, 3 Short-billed Dowitchers, 12 Dunlin, Least Sandpiper, 4 Semipalmated Sandpipers, 39 peep sp., Forster's Tern, 185 Cedar Waxwings, Mourning Warbler, Canada Warbler, Wilson's Warbler. https://ebird.org/checklist/S176131923 Braddock Bay Park: Killdeer, Willow Flycatcher https://ebird.org/checklist/S176235067 Frisbee Hill: 2 Eastern Bluebirds https://ebird.org/checklist/S176235868 Braddock Bay Park: Common Nighthawk, 4 AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS https://ebird.org/checklist/S176237024 eBird Trip Report: https://ebird.org/tripreport/243099 New species for season: Black-bellied Plover
Predictions:
TOMORROW: Mostly sunny in the morning. Scattered showers and thunderstorms developing in the afternoon. A few storms may be severe. High around 85F. Winds SW at 10-20mph. Good wind direction and speed. A lake breeze is possible if the wind is too weak, in which case we'll try to catch the flight at Frisbee Hill. Spotting may be difficult in the morning if there aren't many clouds. The day may end up being cut short depending on when and where storms develop. A bit unpredictable because of the wind and chance of storms, but there is definitely the chance of it being another good day. Another day of strong southerly winds hopefully means more rarities. Prepare for hot conditions and bring plenty of cold water. Bring a chair in case we are camped out in the shade. THURSDAY: Partly cloudy. High around 75F. Winds WNW at 5-10mph. Expect moderate migration. FRIDAY: Mainly sunny. High around 75F. Winds WNW at 10-15mph. Expect moderate migration.
Report submitted by David Brown (davide...@gmail.com)
Braddock Bay information may be found at: http://www.bbrr.org/
More information at hawkcount.org: [Site Profile] [Day Summary] [Month Summary]
Rochester, New York, USA
| Daily Raptor Counts: May 21, 2024 | |||
| Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Black Vulture | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Turkey Vulture | 572 | 5047 | 26830 |
| Osprey | 13 | 44 | 100 |
| Bald Eagle | 143 | 605 | 1144 |
| Northern Harrier | 20 | 146 | 581 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 8 | 511 | 3358 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 2 | 15 | 202 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 0 | 0 | 349 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 1176 | 7595 | 32572 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 12 | 217 | 1253 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 1 | 7 | 32 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 12 | 51 |
| American Kestrel | 4 | 24 | 304 |
| Merlin | 0 | 12 | 37 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 12 | 31 |
| 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 |
| Mississippi Kite | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Short-eared Owl | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Swainson's Hawk | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total: | 1952 | 14251 | 66854 |
| Observation start time: | 08:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 16:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 8 hours |
| Official Counter | David Brown |
| Observers: | Bridget Watts, Daena Ford, Dan Gallagher, Dominic Sherony, Kim Steininger, Mike Tetlow, Shelly Rackovsky |
Visitors:
12
Weather:
Mostly sun and hot. We started out at Braddock Bay Park. The winds started out light to moderate and alternating between a southerly wind to a northeast lake breeze. We moved to Frisbee Hill at 10am EST and observed from the shade of the trees near the parking lot. Eventually a strong southwest wind overpowered the lake breeze and we moved back to Braddock Bay Park around 12pm EST and observed from the shade of trees near the parking lot. Temperatures surpassed the mid-80s in the afternoon with gusty winds that shifted WSW.
Raptor Observations:
Observing from Braddock Bay Park in the morning it took a bit for the flight to get going and most of the activity was in towards the parkway. We moved to Frisbee Hill because of a light lake breeze and a huge flight picked up over the parking lot with a peak hour of nearly 900 birds. The flight mostly consisted of Turkey Vultures, juvenile Broad-winged Hawks, and Bald Eagles. The flight was low to medium altitude. Once the southwest wind overpowered the lake breeze we lost the flight line at Frisbee Hill and moved back to Braddock Bay Park. A steady flight continued with highlights including a BLACK VULTURE and a light-morph ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK. The flight was high altitude and slowed down considerably the last few hours. This was the biggest Turkey Vulture flight since March 2nd, with a total of 572. Today was the highest Bald Eagle total of the season with 143. We had a total of 1,176 Broad-winged Hawks today. Braddock Bay 2024 Daily Summaries Video Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB8baxseGlb6tgpFvuDK4-aadMhx7wTfo
Non-raptor Observations:
West Spit: 2 Ring-necked Ducks, Wild Turkey, Black-bellied Plover, Semipalmated Plover, 3 Short-billed Dowitchers, 12 Dunlin, Least Sandpiper, 4 Semipalmated Sandpipers, 39 peep sp., Forster's Tern, 185 Cedar Waxwings, Mourning Warbler, Canada Warbler, Wilson's Warbler. https://ebird.org/checklist/S176131923 Braddock Bay Park: Killdeer, Willow Flycatcher https://ebird.org/checklist/S176235067 Frisbee Hill: 2 Eastern Bluebirds https://ebird.org/checklist/S176235868 Braddock Bay Park: Common Nighthawk, 4 AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS https://ebird.org/checklist/S176237024 eBird Trip Report: https://ebird.org/tripreport/243099 New species for season: Black-bellied Plover
Predictions:
TOMORROW: Mostly sunny in the morning. Scattered showers and thunderstorms developing in the afternoon. A few storms may be severe. High around 85F. Winds SW at 10-20mph. Good wind direction and speed. A lake breeze is possible if the wind is too weak, in which case we'll try to catch the flight at Frisbee Hill. Spotting may be difficult in the morning if there aren't many clouds. The day may end up being cut short depending on when and where storms develop. A bit unpredictable because of the wind and chance of storms, but there is definitely the chance of it being another good day. Another day of strong southerly winds hopefully means more rarities. Prepare for hot conditions and bring plenty of cold water. Bring a chair in case we are camped out in the shade. THURSDAY: Partly cloudy. High around 75F. Winds WNW at 5-10mph. Expect moderate migration. FRIDAY: Mainly sunny. High around 75F. Winds WNW at 10-15mph. Expect moderate migration.
Report submitted by David Brown (davide...@gmail.com)
Braddock Bay information may be found at: http://www.bbrr.org/
More information at hawkcount.org: [Site Profile] [Day Summary] [Month Summary]
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