Braddock BayRochester, New York, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 23, 2024 |
Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
Black Vulture | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Turkey Vulture | 60 | 5685 | 27468 |
Osprey | 2 | 48 | 104 |
Bald Eagle | 7 | 666 | 1205 |
Northern Harrier | 1 | 159 | 594 |
Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 514 | 3361 |
Cooper's Hawk | 1 | 16 | 203 |
American Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Red-shouldered Hawk | 0 | 0 | 349 |
Broad-winged Hawk | 11 | 8108 | 33085 |
Red-tailed Hawk | 1 | 225 | 1261 |
Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 7 | 32 |
Golden Eagle | 0 | 12 | 51 |
American Kestrel | 0 | 25 | 305 |
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: | 83 | 15493 | 68096 |
Observation start time: | 08:00:00 |
Observation end time: | 14:30:00 |
Total observation time: | 6.5 hours |
Official Counter | David Brown |
Observers: | Bridget Watts, Dale Drexel, Greg Sanda, Kim Steininger, Shelly Rackovsky, Vid Killius |
Visitors:8
Weather:Clear skies with a few clouds from the late-morning on. Moderate westerly
winds. Fairly warm. The count was conducted from the shade of the hickory
tree.
Raptor Observations:Overall migration was pretty slow. Most numerous were 60 Turkey Vultures.
Only 11 Broad-winged Hawks and most were very high and difficult to spot.
Seven Bald Eagles.
Braddock Bay 2024 Daily Summaries Video Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB8baxseGlb6tgpFvuDK4-aadMhx7wTfoNon-raptor Observations:West Spit: Greater Yellowlegs, 13 Dunlin, 25 Semipalmated Sandpipers, 3
Least Sandpipers, 7 Forster's Terns, 2 Common Loons, 4 Blackpoll Warblers,
Wilson's Warbler.
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Hawk Watch: Wood Duck, 2 Green Herons, 3 Bobolinks, Eastern Meadowlark.
https://ebird.org/checklist/S176599151
eBird Trip Report:
https://ebird.org/tripreport/243841Predictions:TOMORROW: Sunny. High 72F. Winds WNW at 10-20mph. Expect light to moderate
migration.
SATURDAY: Partly cloudy early. Scattered thunderstorms developing in the
afternoon. High 71F. Winds ENE at 10-15mph. Expect light migration.
SUNDAY: Partly cloudy. High 69F. Winds NNW at 5-10mph. Expect light
migration.
Report submitted by David Brown (
davide...@gmail.com)
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