Braddock Bay (03 Aug 2025) 87 Raptors

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Braddock Bay
Rochester, New York, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 03, 2025
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	0
Turkey Vulture	19	32	38
Osprey	0	0	0
Bald Eagle	23	24	50
Northern Harrier	0	0	0
Sharp-shinned Hawk	0	0	0
Cooper's Hawk	0	0	0
American Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	0	1
Broad-winged Hawk	4	4	6
Red-tailed Hawk	40	44	79
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	1	1	1
Merlin	0	0	0
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:	87	105	175

Observation start time:	09:00:00
Observation end time:	13:00:00
Total observation time:	4 hours
Official Counter	Sean Sheehan
Observers:	Maili Waters, Mike Tetlow, Niki Banke, Sydney Thayer, Tim Willis

Weather:
Hazy conditions from wildfire smoke. Winds mostly out of the west by the end they were more northerly.

Raptor Observations:
Two resident osprey were observed hunting.

Non-raptor Observations:
Of note, a pair of Kingbirds were observed in a dead tree near the hawk watch platform before being chased off by Starlings.

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Report submitted by Sean Sheehan (she...@sent.com)
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