Braddock BayRochester, New York, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 27, 2024 |
Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
Black Vulture | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Turkey Vulture | 127 | 5912 | 27695 |
Osprey | 3 | 51 | 107 |
Bald Eagle | 97 | 777 | 1316 |
Northern Harrier | 3 | 164 | 599 |
Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 514 | 3361 |
Cooper's Hawk | 0 | 17 | 204 |
American Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Red-shouldered Hawk | 0 | 0 | 349 |
Broad-winged Hawk | 231 | 8347 | 33324 |
Red-tailed Hawk | 5 | 231 | 1267 |
Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 7 | 32 |
Golden Eagle | 0 | 12 | 51 |
American Kestrel | 0 | 26 | 306 |
Merlin | 0 | 12 | 37 |
Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 12 | 31 |
Unknown Accipiter | 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 | 2 | 2 |
Short-eared Owl | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Swainson's Hawk | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Total: | 466 | 16086 | 68689 |
Observation start time: | 11:15:00 |
Observation end time: | 16:45:00 |
Total observation time: | 5.5 hours |
Official Counter | David Brown |
Observers: | Pat Martin |
Visitors:6
Weather:Rain delayed the start of the count until the early afternoon. After the
rain stopped the sun came out for a brief period before becoming overcast
again. Winds were moderate and southerly. Some periods of rain including a
brief downpour around 1:30pm EST. After that it quickly became mostly sunny
with strong southwest winds and it remained that way through the end of the
count.
Raptor Observations:After the rain stopped and the sun came out there was a small amount of
migration, primarily Turkey Vultures. After the final rain when the sun
came out it launched a big flight of Turkey Vultures, Broad-winged Hawks
and Bald Eagles, plus small numbers of other expected migrants.
Notable totals included 127 Turkey Vultures, 231 Broad-winged Hawks, and
nearly a hundred Bald Eagles including 64 in an hour with 25+ seen at the
same time.
Braddock Bay 2024 Daily Summaries Video Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB8baxseGlb6tgpFvuDK4-aadMhx7wTfoNon-raptor Observations:West Spit: 390 Canada Geese, Black-bellied Plover, 2 Semipalmated Plovers,
7 Spotted Sandpipers, Ruddy Turnstone, 6 Dunlin, Red-headed Woodpecker, 2
Alder Flycatchers, Canada Warbler.
https://ebird.org/checklist/S177530140
Hawk Watch: Ruddy Duck, Bobolink
https://ebird.org/checklist/S177546832
Charlotte Pier: Ruddy Turnstone
https://ebird.org/checklist/S177571511
Hawk Watch: Sandhill Crane
https://ebird.org/checklist/S177682140
eBird Trip Report:
https://ebird.org/tripreport/245613Predictions:TOMORROW: Considerable cloudiness with occasional rain showers. High 67F.
Winds W at 15-25mph. Expect light to moderate migration.
WEDNESDAY: Partly to mostly cloudy. High 64F. Winds NNW at 5-10mph. Expect
light migration.
THURSDAY: Mainly sunny. High 65F. Winds NNW at 10-15mph. Expect light
migration.
Report submitted by David Brown (
davide...@gmail.com)
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