Braddock Bay (22 Apr 2026) 4032 Raptors
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Apr 22, 2026, 10:08:04 PM (5 days ago) Apr 22
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Braddock Bay
Rochester, New York, USA
Visitors:
6
Weather:
It was mostly sunny overall, with lots of clear blue sky. The winds started out WSW at 10mph, shifting around to NNW at 10mph by the end of the day. The lake breeze kicked in around mid-day, so we moved inland for the afternoon. Temps ranged from 53F to 62F.
Raptor Observations:
Today was excellent, with great kettles of Broad-winged Hawks and nice raptor diversity! We saw just over 4,000 birds today, the vast majority of which were Broad-winged Hawks (3559). The count started off pretty quiet, but kettles started forming around 11:00 and increased in the afternoon. The biggest hour was 1:00-2:00, with over 1,400 birds. Turkey Vultures (302) and Sharp-shinned Hawks (117) were other major components of the flight. The morning featured a juvenile American Goshawk moving down the lakeshore, and we had excellent views of a Golden Eagle in the afternoon!
Non-raptor Observations:
Non-raptors: not much to report here today�only a smattering of ducks are left in the bay, and not many passerines came in last night. There were more migrant Blue Jay flocks moving along the lakeshore, totaling at least 400 birds.
Report submitted by Maili Waters (mailir...@gmail.com)
Braddock Bay information may be found at: http://www.bbrr.org/
More information at hawkcount.org: [Site Profile] [Day Summary] [Month Summary]
Count data submitted via Trektellen.org - [Project Details]
Rochester, New York, USA
| Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 22, 2026 | |||
| Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Black Vulture | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| Turkey Vulture | 302 | 18284 | 26100 |
| Osprey | 4 | 36 | 39 |
| Bald Eagle | 9 | 352 | 648 |
| Northern Harrier | 20 | 639 | 732 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 117 | 4333 | 4530 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 4 | 84 | 188 |
| American Goshawk | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 0 | 87 | 479 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 3559 | 15476 | 15476 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 12 | 805 | 1242 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 1 | 13 | 84 |
| Golden Eagle | 1 | 19 | 34 |
| American Kestrel | 2 | 593 | 727 |
| Merlin | 0 | 11 | 20 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 9 | 16 |
| 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 |
| Short-eared Owl | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Swallow-tailed Kite | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total: | 4032 | 40753 | 50331 |
| Observation start time: | 07:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 16:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 8.25 hours |
| Official Counter | Maili Waters |
| Observers: | Daena Ford, Mark Kimble , Tim Willis |
Visitors:
6
Weather:
It was mostly sunny overall, with lots of clear blue sky. The winds started out WSW at 10mph, shifting around to NNW at 10mph by the end of the day. The lake breeze kicked in around mid-day, so we moved inland for the afternoon. Temps ranged from 53F to 62F.
Raptor Observations:
Today was excellent, with great kettles of Broad-winged Hawks and nice raptor diversity! We saw just over 4,000 birds today, the vast majority of which were Broad-winged Hawks (3559). The count started off pretty quiet, but kettles started forming around 11:00 and increased in the afternoon. The biggest hour was 1:00-2:00, with over 1,400 birds. Turkey Vultures (302) and Sharp-shinned Hawks (117) were other major components of the flight. The morning featured a juvenile American Goshawk moving down the lakeshore, and we had excellent views of a Golden Eagle in the afternoon!
Non-raptor Observations:
Non-raptors: not much to report here today�only a smattering of ducks are left in the bay, and not many passerines came in last night. There were more migrant Blue Jay flocks moving along the lakeshore, totaling at least 400 birds.
Report submitted by Maili Waters (mailir...@gmail.com)
Braddock Bay information may be found at: http://www.bbrr.org/
More information at hawkcount.org: [Site Profile] [Day Summary] [Month Summary]
Count data submitted via Trektellen.org - [Project Details]
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