Braddock Bay (14 Aug 2025) Raptors

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Braddock Bay
Rochester, New York, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 14, 2025
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	0
Turkey Vulture	0	134	140
Osprey	0	1	1
Bald Eagle	0	169	195
Northern Harrier	0	7	7
Sharp-shinned Hawk	0	1	1
Cooper's Hawk	0	0	0
American Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	7	8
Broad-winged Hawk	0	608	610
Red-tailed Hawk	0	1380	1415
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	2	2
Merlin	0	1	1
Peregrine Falcon	0	1	1
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	0	0
Short-eared Owl	0	0	0
Total:	0	2311	2381

Observation start time:	08:30:00
Observation end time:	11:30:00
Total observation time:	3 hours
Official Counter	Bridget Watts
Observers:	Anya Syta-Gutierrez, Dave Robertson

Visitors:
Suzie Syta-Gutierrez

Weather:
Our string of hot days with southerly winds has broken. Today was warm and mostly sunny with persistent NE winds.

Raptor Observations:
No raptor movement observed today. Two local Bald Eagles and an Osprey hung around the bay, and an adult Red-Tailed Hawk was seen hunting over a field. We had a glimpse of a Northern Harrier hunting over the marsh, but never saw it leave.

Non-raptor Observations:


Predictions:
Another warm, sunny day. Winds E shifting to NE.

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Report submitted by Bridget Watts (wattsb...@gmail.com)
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