Braddock Bay (24 Apr 2026) 109 Raptors

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Braddock Bay
Rochester, New York, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 24, 2026
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	6	9
Turkey Vulture	93	18544	26360
Osprey	0	41	44
Bald Eagle	7	367	663
Northern Harrier	4	648	741
Sharp-shinned Hawk	4	4389	4586
Cooper's Hawk	0	86	190
American Goshawk	0	4	5
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	87	479
Broad-winged Hawk	0	17820	17820
Red-tailed Hawk	1	814	1251
Rough-legged Hawk	0	13	84
Golden Eagle	0	19	34
American Kestrel	0	594	728
Merlin	0	12	21
Peregrine Falcon	0	9	16
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
Short-eared Owl	0	1	1
Swallow-tailed Kite	0	1	1
Total:	109	43455	53033

Observation start time:	09:00:00
Observation end time:	14:00:00
Total observation time:	5 hours
Official Counter	Maili Waters
Observers:

Visitors:
2

Weather:
The morning was mostly cloudy with temps in the upper 30s. The afternoon was a mix of sun and clouds and temps reached a high of 42F. Strong east winds all day.

Raptor Observations:
Due to the strong east winds, there was very little raptor migration today. Only 109 birds went over the park, the majority being Turkey Vultures.

Non-raptor Observations:

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Report submitted by Maili Waters (mailir...@gmail.com)
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