Braddock Bay (09 Aug 2025) 355 Raptors
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Aug 9, 2025, 8:14:16 PMAug 9
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Braddock Bay
Rochester, New York, USA
Visitors:
Peter Burns, Randy Ford
Weather:
Hot, with temps approaching 90F. Could finally see blue sky, but still a little hazy. Winds started light out of the SW, switching SE then finally NE by the end of the count.
Raptor Observations:
Most of today's flight (264 raptors in total) went through in the 10-11 am EST hour. Good Bald Eagle total of 32. One adult Bald Eagle was counted among the juveniles migrating. One "local" harrier spotted. Once the winds shifted away from SSW, the flight slowed significantly.
Non-raptor Observations:
Many cormorants were spotted. Great Blue Heron
Predictions:
Tomorrow should be very similar to today, starting with light winds from the SW shifting to lake breeze by early afternoon. Expecting birds to move more in the morning hours. Spotting could be difficult with mostly sunny skies.
Report submitted by Daena D. Ford (df...@bbrr.org)
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 09, 2025 | |||
| Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Black Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turkey Vulture | 32 | 90 | 96 |
| Osprey | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bald Eagle | 32 | 143 | 169 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 60 | 379 | 381 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 231 | 948 | 983 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Merlin | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 |
| Short-eared Owl | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total: | 355 | 1571 | 1641 |
| Observation start time: | 08:30:00 |
| Observation end time: | 13:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 4.5 hours |
| Official Counter | Linda Bender |
| Observers: | Bridget Watts, Chris Smith, Daena Ford, Randy Cavazza, Sean Sheehan |
Visitors:
Peter Burns, Randy Ford
Weather:
Hot, with temps approaching 90F. Could finally see blue sky, but still a little hazy. Winds started light out of the SW, switching SE then finally NE by the end of the count.
Raptor Observations:
Most of today's flight (264 raptors in total) went through in the 10-11 am EST hour. Good Bald Eagle total of 32. One adult Bald Eagle was counted among the juveniles migrating. One "local" harrier spotted. Once the winds shifted away from SSW, the flight slowed significantly.
Non-raptor Observations:
Many cormorants were spotted. Great Blue Heron
Predictions:
Tomorrow should be very similar to today, starting with light winds from the SW shifting to lake breeze by early afternoon. Expecting birds to move more in the morning hours. Spotting could be difficult with mostly sunny skies.
Report submitted by Daena D. Ford (df...@bbrr.org)
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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