Braddock Bay (05 Aug 2026) 594 Raptors

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Braddock Bay
Rochester, New York, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 05, 2026
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	0
Turkey Vulture	15	67	118
Osprey	0	2	4
Bald Eagle	13	43	62
Northern Harrier	0	0	0
Sharp-shinned Hawk	0	0	0
Cooper's Hawk	1	2	2
American Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	0	0
Broad-winged Hawk	19	24	25
Red-tailed Hawk	546	682	718
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	0	3
Merlin	0	0	1
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	1
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
Swallow-tailed Kite	0	0	0
Total:	594	820	934

Observation start time:	09:00:00
Observation end time:	14:30:00
Total observation time:	5.17 hours
Official Counter	Mike Tetlow
Observers:	Brenna Kinzel, Bridget Watts, Daena Ford, Dan Funk

Visitors:
Mike Gullo, YouShan Li

Weather:
Light SW winds to start the day, but a light NE lake breeze dominated the rest of the day. Winds stayed light and southerly inland, and fortunately the lake breeze wasn't too strong to keep the birds away. Temperatures reached 84 F at the bay, and were warmer inland.

Raptor Observations:
1 Bald Eagle during the 10-11 hour was a third year bird.

Non-raptor Observations:


Predictions:
The rain has gone almost completely out of the forecast now. Similar conditions as today with light and variable winds, and temps in the low 80's F. Could be another productive day.

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Report submitted by Daena D. Ford (df...@bbrr.org)
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