Braddock Bay (19 Apr 2026) 1142 Raptors
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Apr 19, 2026, 10:33:19 PM (8 days ago) Apr 19
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Braddock Bay
Rochester, New York, USA
Visitors:
Many for Birds of Prey Days
Weather:
It was a chilly day with temps starting in the 30s and reaching a high of 44F. Winds were west at 10-15mph in the morning, shifting to NW in the afternoon. There were some scattered showers in the morning and in the early evening.
Raptor Observations:
After the rain in the morning passed there was a push of a few hundred birds, almost entirely Broad-winged Hawks. The flight was over the parkway and with the northerly component to the winds the birds quickly shifted farther inland. We moved the count to Frisbee Hill where we stayed until around 2:30pm. There wasn�t a concentrated flight line, however there was a steady trickle of birds on the move. We ended the day with a total of 1,142 individuals, mostly Turkey Vultures and Broad-winged Hawks. The highlight of the day was definitely seeing five Golden Eagles, including three together! All of them were young birds.
Non-raptor Observations:
Not much of a passerine flight this morning. We saw two distant Sandhill Cranes from Frisbee Hill and a flock of seven from the park in the afternoon.
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 19, 2026 | |||
| Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Black Vulture | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| Turkey Vulture | 210 | 17552 | 25368 |
| Osprey | 1 | 31 | 34 |
| Bald Eagle | 39 | 299 | 595 |
| Northern Harrier | 39 | 591 | 684 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 83 | 4165 | 4362 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 0 | 79 | 183 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 1 | 85 | 477 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 733 | 10704 | 10704 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 26 | 746 | 1183 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 11 | 82 |
| Golden Eagle | 5 | 16 | 31 |
| American Kestrel | 5 | 574 | 708 |
| 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: | 1142 | 34884 | 44462 |
| Observation start time: | 08:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 15:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 7 hours |
| Official Counter | Maili Waters |
| Observers: | Ben Barkley , Bridget Watts, Luke Seitz |
Visitors:
Many for Birds of Prey Days
Weather:
It was a chilly day with temps starting in the 30s and reaching a high of 44F. Winds were west at 10-15mph in the morning, shifting to NW in the afternoon. There were some scattered showers in the morning and in the early evening.
Raptor Observations:
After the rain in the morning passed there was a push of a few hundred birds, almost entirely Broad-winged Hawks. The flight was over the parkway and with the northerly component to the winds the birds quickly shifted farther inland. We moved the count to Frisbee Hill where we stayed until around 2:30pm. There wasn�t a concentrated flight line, however there was a steady trickle of birds on the move. We ended the day with a total of 1,142 individuals, mostly Turkey Vultures and Broad-winged Hawks. The highlight of the day was definitely seeing five Golden Eagles, including three together! All of them were young birds.
Non-raptor Observations:
Not much of a passerine flight this morning. We saw two distant Sandhill Cranes from Frisbee Hill and a flock of seven from the park in the afternoon.
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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