Braddock Bay (29 Aug 2025) 17 Raptors
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Aug 29, 2025, 5:21:01 PM (9 days ago) Aug 29
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Braddock Bay
Rochester, New York, USA
Visitors:
Dan Niven visited just in time for the Merlin and a couple eagles.
Weather:
If they calculated windchill for today it would have been 49F. Cold, never less than 70% cloud cover and fairly strong NW wind all day.
Raptor Observations:
4 Bald Eagles were counted but 2 more moved around the Bay Area and two more flew quite high directly out over the lake. 2 Red-tails pushed through the gloom and a group of 4 came through all together in one brighter moment. A Merlin blasted through to the SE carrying prey. The highlight was a Peregrine Falcon that came in low from the lake side, circled higher and higher directly above us until it was barely visible. It then broke off in a power glide directly south. Likely a true fall southbound migrant!
Non-raptor Observations:
Groups of 2,2 and 6 Bonaparte’s Gulls came into the bay from behind us.
Predictions:
WNW winds, less clouds snd and a bit warmer should bring a few more birds than today.
Report submitted by Mike Tetlow (mete...@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: Aug 29, 2025 | |||
| Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Black Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turkey Vulture | 4 | 341 | 347 |
| Osprey | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Bald Eagle | 4 | 246 | 272 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 17 | 17 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 0 | 9 | 10 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 644 | 646 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 8 | 2105 | 2140 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Merlin | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Short-eared Owl | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total: | 17 | 3391 | 3461 |
| Observation start time: | 09:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 13:30:00 |
| Total observation time: | 4.5 hours |
| Official Counter | Mike Tetlow |
| Observers: | Carol Dunn, Tracy Merchant |
Visitors:
Dan Niven visited just in time for the Merlin and a couple eagles.
Weather:
If they calculated windchill for today it would have been 49F. Cold, never less than 70% cloud cover and fairly strong NW wind all day.
Raptor Observations:
4 Bald Eagles were counted but 2 more moved around the Bay Area and two more flew quite high directly out over the lake. 2 Red-tails pushed through the gloom and a group of 4 came through all together in one brighter moment. A Merlin blasted through to the SE carrying prey. The highlight was a Peregrine Falcon that came in low from the lake side, circled higher and higher directly above us until it was barely visible. It then broke off in a power glide directly south. Likely a true fall southbound migrant!
Non-raptor Observations:
Groups of 2,2 and 6 Bonaparte’s Gulls came into the bay from behind us.
Predictions:
WNW winds, less clouds snd and a bit warmer should bring a few more birds than today.
Report submitted by Mike Tetlow (mete...@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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