Braddock Bay (14 May 2024) 2,789 Raptors
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Braddock Bay
Rochester, New York, USA
Visitors:
2
Weather:
Partly sunny and very warm with moderate southerly winds to start. A northeast lake breeze hit hard around 8:40am EST. We moved to Frisbee Hill just after 9am EST. It remained mostly sunny with a light to moderate northeast lake breeze the rest of the day. Clouds and rain approaching from the south at the end of the count.
Raptor Observations:
An excellent flight of Broad-winged Hawks from the platform to start the day. After the lake breeze hit the flight line shifted inland, but stayed at least partly in sight for most of the day from Frisbee Hill, resulting in a total of nearly 2,500 broad-wings (mostly juveniles). Most were scope distance further inland, some were out towards the parkway and a small number were overhead. Other notable totals included 40 Bald Eagles, 23 Sharp-shinned Hawks, and 2 Peregrine Falcons. Braddock Bay 2024 Daily Summaries Video Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB8baxseGlb6tgpFvuDK4-aadMhx7wTfo
Non-raptor Observations:
West Spit: Wild Turkey, 6 Dunlin, 2 Least Sandpipers, Great Egret, 3 Red-headed Woodpeckers, 375 Blue Jays, Swainson's Thrush, 14 species of warbler including Blackburnian and 2 Blackpolls. https://ebird.org/checklist/S174435722 Braddock Bay Park: Red-headed Woodpecker, 2 Willow Flycatchers. https://ebird.org/checklist/S174572400 Frisbee Hill: Blue-winged Warbler, Indigo Bunting https://ebird.org/checklist/S174573650 eBird trip report: https://ebird.org/tripreport/239451 New species for season: Loggerhead Shrike, Clay-colored Sparrow
Predictions:
TOMORROW: Cloudy. High around 60F. Winds NE at 10-15mph. Expect light migration. THURSDAY: Cloudy early then partly cloudy. High around 65F. Winds NNE at 5-10mph. Expect light to moderate migration. FRIDAY: Cloudy with occasional afternoon showers. High 71F. Winds SE at 10-15mph. Expect moderate migration. A day to keep an eye on.
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 14, 2024 | |||
| Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Black Vulture | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Turkey Vulture | 230 | 3897 | 25680 |
| Osprey | 5 | 24 | 80 |
| Bald Eagle | 40 | 370 | 909 |
| Northern Harrier | 5 | 103 | 538 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 23 | 497 | 3344 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 0 | 13 | 200 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 0 | 0 | 349 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 2472 | 5795 | 30772 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 12 | 189 | 1225 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 6 | 31 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 12 | 51 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 17 | 297 |
| Merlin | 0 | 8 | 33 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 2 | 11 | 30 |
| 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Short-eared Owl | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Swainson's Hawk | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total: | 2789 | 10944 | 63547 |
| Observation start time: | 07:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 15:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 8 hours |
| Official Counter | David Brown |
| Observers: | Kim Steininger, Shelly Rackovsky |
Visitors:
2
Weather:
Partly sunny and very warm with moderate southerly winds to start. A northeast lake breeze hit hard around 8:40am EST. We moved to Frisbee Hill just after 9am EST. It remained mostly sunny with a light to moderate northeast lake breeze the rest of the day. Clouds and rain approaching from the south at the end of the count.
Raptor Observations:
An excellent flight of Broad-winged Hawks from the platform to start the day. After the lake breeze hit the flight line shifted inland, but stayed at least partly in sight for most of the day from Frisbee Hill, resulting in a total of nearly 2,500 broad-wings (mostly juveniles). Most were scope distance further inland, some were out towards the parkway and a small number were overhead. Other notable totals included 40 Bald Eagles, 23 Sharp-shinned Hawks, and 2 Peregrine Falcons. Braddock Bay 2024 Daily Summaries Video Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB8baxseGlb6tgpFvuDK4-aadMhx7wTfo
Non-raptor Observations:
West Spit: Wild Turkey, 6 Dunlin, 2 Least Sandpipers, Great Egret, 3 Red-headed Woodpeckers, 375 Blue Jays, Swainson's Thrush, 14 species of warbler including Blackburnian and 2 Blackpolls. https://ebird.org/checklist/S174435722 Braddock Bay Park: Red-headed Woodpecker, 2 Willow Flycatchers. https://ebird.org/checklist/S174572400 Frisbee Hill: Blue-winged Warbler, Indigo Bunting https://ebird.org/checklist/S174573650 eBird trip report: https://ebird.org/tripreport/239451 New species for season: Loggerhead Shrike, Clay-colored Sparrow
Predictions:
TOMORROW: Cloudy. High around 60F. Winds NE at 10-15mph. Expect light migration. THURSDAY: Cloudy early then partly cloudy. High around 65F. Winds NNE at 5-10mph. Expect light to moderate migration. FRIDAY: Cloudy with occasional afternoon showers. High 71F. Winds SE at 10-15mph. Expect moderate migration. A day to keep an eye on.
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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