Braddock Bay (11 May 2026) 102 Raptors
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May 11, 2026, 10:04:45 PM (2 days ago) May 11
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Braddock Bay
Rochester, New York, USA
Visitors:
3
Weather:
Mostly cloudy in the morning becoming almost entirely clear in the afternoon. Around 11am there were scattered rain showers all around us, however none actually hit us. Temps in the low 40s to start, reaching a high of 55F. Winds were NW all day starting at 5-10mph and increasing to 10-20mph.
Raptor Observations:
Today was a relatively slow day with only 102 raptors migrating over. Almost half were Turkey Vultures, with 28 Broad-winged Hawks, 19 Bald Eagles, and 8 Sharp-shinned Hawks representing the other half. The highlight of the day was an immature Golden Eagle! This individual is the 50th Golden Eagle of the season!
Non-raptor Observations:
There were a handful of warblers in the parking lot, including Palm, Yellow-rump, Nashville, Yellow, and a Black-throated Green
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: May 11, 2026 | |||
| Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Black Vulture | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Turkey Vulture | 43 | 1679 | 29509 |
| Osprey | 0 | 29 | 100 |
| Bald Eagle | 19 | 265 | 1163 |
| Northern Harrier | 1 | 75 | 938 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 8 | 1194 | 7760 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 1 | 10 | 213 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 0 | 0 | 481 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 28 | 7236 | 35988 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 126 | 1495 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 87 |
| Golden Eagle | 1 | 3 | 50 |
| American Kestrel | 1 | 23 | 817 |
| Merlin | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 4 | 22 |
| 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 | 0 | 1 |
| Swallow-tailed Kite | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total: | 102 | 10644 | 78665 |
| Observation start time: | 08:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 15:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 6.75 hours |
| Official Counter | Maili Waters |
| Observers: | Mike Tetlow, Shelly Rackovsky |
Visitors:
3
Weather:
Mostly cloudy in the morning becoming almost entirely clear in the afternoon. Around 11am there were scattered rain showers all around us, however none actually hit us. Temps in the low 40s to start, reaching a high of 55F. Winds were NW all day starting at 5-10mph and increasing to 10-20mph.
Raptor Observations:
Today was a relatively slow day with only 102 raptors migrating over. Almost half were Turkey Vultures, with 28 Broad-winged Hawks, 19 Bald Eagles, and 8 Sharp-shinned Hawks representing the other half. The highlight of the day was an immature Golden Eagle! This individual is the 50th Golden Eagle of the season!
Non-raptor Observations:
There were a handful of warblers in the parking lot, including Palm, Yellow-rump, Nashville, Yellow, and a Black-throated Green
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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