Braddock Bay (26 Apr 2026) 5042 Raptors
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Apr 26, 2026, 8:15:58 PM (yesterday) Apr 26
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Braddock Bay
Rochester, New York, USA
Visitors:
6
Weather:
Today was a great example of peak-season raptors that need to migrate under conditions that don�t seem quite ideal! The day started out quite calm, with ESE winds at 5mph and temps around 44F. There was a bit of fog on the bay in the early morning, but this burned off pretty quickly and the rest of the day was mostly sunny with scattered clouds. As birds started to get up, we quickly realized that they were all far inland, so we followed. The wind shifted around a bit to N and then back to ENE, but only maxing out at around 10-15mph. Temps reached a high of 55F.
Raptor Observations:
Despite the wind direction not being quite ideal, it was calm enough that plenty of birds were on the move! We saw just over 5,000 birds today, the majority of which were Broad-winged Hawks (4,649). Some of the first kettles were low and right overhead, but they quickly moved even further inland and into the heat shimmer. For most of the afternoon, we were glued to the scopes, looking at very distant kettles! In addition to the Broad-winged Hawks, there were quite a few Bald Eagles (33), Sharp-shinned Hawks (100), and Red-tailed Hawks (58) on the move, along with all three falcon species and 7 Golden Eagles!
Non-raptor Observations:
Our first Blue-headed Vireo of the season was singing.
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 26, 2026 | |||
| Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Black Vulture | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| Turkey Vulture | 165 | 18709 | 26525 |
| Osprey | 9 | 50 | 53 |
| Bald Eagle | 33 | 400 | 696 |
| Northern Harrier | 9 | 657 | 750 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 100 | 4489 | 4686 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 2 | 88 | 192 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 2 | 89 | 481 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 4649 | 22469 | 22469 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 58 | 872 | 1309 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 13 | 84 |
| Golden Eagle | 7 | 26 | 41 |
| American Kestrel | 6 | 600 | 734 |
| Merlin | 1 | 13 | 22 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 1 | 10 | 17 |
| 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: | 5042 | 48497 | 58075 |
| Observation start time: | 07:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 16:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 8.5 hours |
| Official Counter | Maili Waters |
| Observers: | Greg Sanda, Luke Seitz, Mark Kimble , Mitch Barry, Shannon Sanda |
Visitors:
6
Weather:
Today was a great example of peak-season raptors that need to migrate under conditions that don�t seem quite ideal! The day started out quite calm, with ESE winds at 5mph and temps around 44F. There was a bit of fog on the bay in the early morning, but this burned off pretty quickly and the rest of the day was mostly sunny with scattered clouds. As birds started to get up, we quickly realized that they were all far inland, so we followed. The wind shifted around a bit to N and then back to ENE, but only maxing out at around 10-15mph. Temps reached a high of 55F.
Raptor Observations:
Despite the wind direction not being quite ideal, it was calm enough that plenty of birds were on the move! We saw just over 5,000 birds today, the majority of which were Broad-winged Hawks (4,649). Some of the first kettles were low and right overhead, but they quickly moved even further inland and into the heat shimmer. For most of the afternoon, we were glued to the scopes, looking at very distant kettles! In addition to the Broad-winged Hawks, there were quite a few Bald Eagles (33), Sharp-shinned Hawks (100), and Red-tailed Hawks (58) on the move, along with all three falcon species and 7 Golden Eagles!
Non-raptor Observations:
Our first Blue-headed Vireo of the season was singing.
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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