Braddock Bay (13 Mar 2026) 13 Raptors
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Mar 13, 2026, 8:16:51 PM (4 days ago) Mar 13
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Braddock Bay
Rochester, New York, USA
Visitors:
4
Weather:
The morning started off mostly cloudy with SSE winds at 10-15mph. At noon, a snow squall came through and lasted about two hours. The sun made a brief appearance around 3pm but it clouded back over within 30 minutes.
Raptor Observations:
The only birds moving were two Northern Harriers. At noon, a heavy snow squall came through and lasted about two hours. The sun then made a brief appearance around 3pm but it clouded back over within 30 minutes. After the snow, there were 5 Bald Eagles, 4 Northern Harriers, and two Turkey Vultures.
Non-raptor Observations:
Other birds included three Sandhill Cranes, a Bonaparte�s Gull, and a continuing mix of ducks on the bay.
Predictions:
Tomorrow�s weather: Windy. Snow in the morning will taper off by the afternoon. Winds will be from the west at 25-35mph. Temps in the mid 30s and it will remain cloudy all day. With the strength of the winds and the overcast skies, I am not expecting much, if any, raptor migration.
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 13, 2026 | |||
| Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Black Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turkey Vulture | 2 | 375 | 375 |
| Osprey | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bald Eagle | 5 | 69 | 84 |
| Northern Harrier | 6 | 34 | 36 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 30 | 31 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 0 | 15 | 16 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 0 | 188 | 188 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 152 | 160 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 56 | 63 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Merlin | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 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: | 13 | 948 | 983 |
| Observation start time: | 07:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 16:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 6 hours |
| Official Counter | Maili Waters |
| Observers: | Luke Seitz, Mitch Barry, Vid Killius |
Visitors:
4
Weather:
The morning started off mostly cloudy with SSE winds at 10-15mph. At noon, a snow squall came through and lasted about two hours. The sun made a brief appearance around 3pm but it clouded back over within 30 minutes.
Raptor Observations:
The only birds moving were two Northern Harriers. At noon, a heavy snow squall came through and lasted about two hours. The sun then made a brief appearance around 3pm but it clouded back over within 30 minutes. After the snow, there were 5 Bald Eagles, 4 Northern Harriers, and two Turkey Vultures.
Non-raptor Observations:
Other birds included three Sandhill Cranes, a Bonaparte�s Gull, and a continuing mix of ducks on the bay.
Predictions:
Tomorrow�s weather: Windy. Snow in the morning will taper off by the afternoon. Winds will be from the west at 25-35mph. Temps in the mid 30s and it will remain cloudy all day. With the strength of the winds and the overcast skies, I am not expecting much, if any, raptor migration.
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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