Braddock Bay (29 Mar 2026) 2762 Raptors
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Mar 29, 2026, 9:03:09 PM (9 days ago) Mar 29
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Braddock Bay
Rochester, New York, USA
Visitors:
20
Weather:
What a great day! The morning started off with temps in the mid 30s and SSW winds at 10-15mph. It was partly sunny all day and the temps reached a high of 52F. Winds stayed SW all day.
Raptor Observations:
As expected, today featured a great flight of Turkey Vultures! We ended the day with just over 2,500 individuals! The flight included a smattering of other species with Red-shouldered Hawks (68), Red-tailed Hawks (56), and Sharp-shinned Hawks (49) being the most abundant. The second Osprey of the season passed by as well as a light morph Rough-legged Hawk. The rarity highlight of the day was a beautiful Black Vulture!!
Non-raptor Observations:
Other birds: The first Great Egret of the season flew over and a Canvasback x Redhead hybrid was seen on the bay! The morning was quiet with very few passerines moving around.
Predictions:
Tomorrow�s weather: Cloudy with a high of 62F. Winds will be WSW at 10-20mph. Slight chance of rain in the afternoon. I am expecting another good day, especially for Turkey Vultures, and hopefully other fun species mixed in!
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: Mar 29, 2026 | |||
| Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Black Vulture | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Turkey Vulture | 2509 | 5491 | 5491 |
| Osprey | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Bald Eagle | 38 | 264 | 279 |
| Northern Harrier | 6 | 76 | 78 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 49 | 115 | 116 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 13 | 96 | 97 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 68 | 355 | 355 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 56 | 375 | 383 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 1 | 64 | 71 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| American Kestrel | 20 | 100 | 100 |
| Merlin | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| 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 |
| Total: | 2762 | 6969 | 7004 |
| Observation start time: | 06:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 17:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 10.5 hours |
| Official Counter | Maili Waters |
| Observers: | Bridget Watts, Dominic Sherony, Greg Lawrence, Greg Sanda, Luke Seitz, Mitch Barry, Pat Lindsay, Pat Martin, Roger Clark, Shannon Sanda, Sheryl Gracewski, Vid Killius |
Visitors:
20
Weather:
What a great day! The morning started off with temps in the mid 30s and SSW winds at 10-15mph. It was partly sunny all day and the temps reached a high of 52F. Winds stayed SW all day.
Raptor Observations:
As expected, today featured a great flight of Turkey Vultures! We ended the day with just over 2,500 individuals! The flight included a smattering of other species with Red-shouldered Hawks (68), Red-tailed Hawks (56), and Sharp-shinned Hawks (49) being the most abundant. The second Osprey of the season passed by as well as a light morph Rough-legged Hawk. The rarity highlight of the day was a beautiful Black Vulture!!
Non-raptor Observations:
Other birds: The first Great Egret of the season flew over and a Canvasback x Redhead hybrid was seen on the bay! The morning was quiet with very few passerines moving around.
Predictions:
Tomorrow�s weather: Cloudy with a high of 62F. Winds will be WSW at 10-20mph. Slight chance of rain in the afternoon. I am expecting another good day, especially for Turkey Vultures, and hopefully other fun species mixed in!
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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