Braddock BayRochester, New York, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 19, 2024 |
Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
Black Vulture | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Turkey Vulture | 57 | 4405 | 26188 |
Osprey | 0 | 31 | 87 |
Bald Eagle | 3 | 450 | 989 |
Northern Harrier | 1 | 118 | 553 |
Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 503 | 3350 |
Cooper's Hawk | 0 | 13 | 200 |
American Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Red-shouldered Hawk | 0 | 0 | 349 |
Broad-winged Hawk | 64 | 6369 | 31346 |
Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 202 | 1238 |
Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 6 | 31 |
Golden Eagle | 0 | 12 | 51 |
American Kestrel | 0 | 20 | 300 |
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: | 125 | 12156 | 64759 |
Observation start time: | 08:00:00 |
Observation end time: | 14:00:00 |
Total observation time: | 6 hours |
Official Counter | David Brown |
Observers: | Kim Steininger, Shelly Rackovsky |
Visitors:3
Weather:Cloudy to start the day with fog moving in from the lake. Clearing up by
mid-morning. Light northerly winds. Moved to Frisbee Hill at 10:30am EST
where it remained mostly sunny, while a layer of fog remained along the
lake shore into the afternoon.
Raptor Observations:Great Horned Owl was mobbed by crows at the hawk watch in the morning. Slow
but steady migration of Turkey Vultures and Broad-winged Hawks. A few Bald
Eagles and one Northern Harrier.
Braddock Bay 2024 Daily Summaries Video Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB8baxseGlb6tgpFvuDK4-aadMhx7wTfoNon-raptor Observations:Charlotte Pier: Semipalmated Plover
https://ebird.org/checklist/S175533896
West Spit: Mourning Warbler
https://ebird.org/checklist/S175539432
Owl Woods: Mourning Warbler
https://ebird.org/checklist/S175575427
Braddock Bay Park: Willow Flycatcher
https://ebird.org/checklist/S175635981
Frisbee Hill: Blue-winged Warbler
https://ebird.org/checklist/S175709897
eBird Trip Report:
https://ebird.org/tripreport/241983Predictions:TOMORROW: Mix of sun and clouds. High around 70F. Winds N at 5-10mph.
Similar to today. Would expect light migration of expected species. We will
be unable to use the platform due to helicopter water drop training in the
park. With the winds we will probably end up moving to Frisbee Hill.
TUESDAY: Partly cloudy. High 81F. Winds WSW at 10-15mph. Good winds, but a
lake breeze is possible if the wind is too weak. If we hold onto those good
winds we could end up with a decent flight.
WEDNESDAY: Partly cloudy early. Scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Winds SW at 10-15mph. Good winds but the same comments about the lake
breeze apply.
Report submitted by David Brown (
davide...@gmail.com)
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