Braddock Bay (11 Aug 2025) 209 Raptors
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Aug 11, 2025, 7:08:21 PMAug 11
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Braddock Bay
Rochester, New York, USA
Visitors:
It was nice to see Art Tanghe. He even spotted a couple of bald eagles for us while we were chasing Red-tails and Broad-wings.
Weather:
The winds were S and SW with light breezes early on. However, as the day went on the wind turned NE. No smoke haze evident. Minimal clouds made visualization difficult.
Raptor Observations:
Not much movement until mid-morning and then birds appeared out of nowhere. Small kettles of both Red-tailed and Broad-winged, with a Red-shouldered sneaking in as well. The flight path changed during that same hour when the NE winds came in toward the end of the hour.
Non-raptor Observations:
Swallows, purple martins, local osprey and goldfinches. A few Monarch butterflies flew by, too.
Predictions:
Might be a decent flight with SW winds, sunny and hot.
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 11, 2025 | |||
| Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Black Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turkey Vulture | 21 | 115 | 121 |
| Osprey | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bald Eagle | 5 | 154 | 180 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 53 | 503 | 505 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 129 | 1171 | 1206 |
| 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: | 209 | 1962 | 2032 |
| Observation start time: | 08:30:00 |
| Observation end time: | 13:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 4.5 hours |
| Official Counter | Chris Smith |
| Observers: | Art Tanghe, Bridget Watts, Linda Bender, Tim Willis |
Visitors:
It was nice to see Art Tanghe. He even spotted a couple of bald eagles for us while we were chasing Red-tails and Broad-wings.
Weather:
The winds were S and SW with light breezes early on. However, as the day went on the wind turned NE. No smoke haze evident. Minimal clouds made visualization difficult.
Raptor Observations:
Not much movement until mid-morning and then birds appeared out of nowhere. Small kettles of both Red-tailed and Broad-winged, with a Red-shouldered sneaking in as well. The flight path changed during that same hour when the NE winds came in toward the end of the hour.
Non-raptor Observations:
Swallows, purple martins, local osprey and goldfinches. A few Monarch butterflies flew by, too.
Predictions:
Might be a decent flight with SW winds, sunny and hot.
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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