Braddock Bay (30 Mar 2026) 2574 Raptors
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Mar 30, 2026, 9:25:15 PM (8 days ago) Mar 30
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Braddock Bay
Rochester, New York, USA
Visitors:
20
Weather:
Another awesome day! The morning started off mostly cloudy with light SW winds and temps in the upper 30s. The winds slowly increased throughout the day to 20-30mph and shifted more to the west. The skies remained partly cloudy all day. Temps reached a high of 64F.
Raptor Observations:
A total of 2,574 raptors passed over Braddock Bay today! The flight was mostly very high along the lakeshore, with only a handful of birds that were lower. Turkey Vultures continue to be the most abundant species by far with a total of 2,325 birds. Sharp-shinned Hawks were the second most abundant species with a total of 81. Red-tailed Hawks (54), Red-shouldered Hawks (37), and American Kestrels (34) were also mixed in with the vulture flight. Besides the great numbers of Turkey Vultures, the highlight of the day were two Black Vultures! Both birds flew by in the afternoon, the first was just after 3pm and the second was at 5pm.
Non-raptor Observations:
Other birds: The morning produced a few hundred robins and blackbirds moving, along with a few flocks of Canada Geese. The first Golden-crowned Kinglets of the season were calling by the parking lot. A White-crowned Sparrow was heard singing several times in the morning. The �honorary raptor� highlight of the day was a beautiful Northern Shrike that hung out for a little while in the late afternoon.
Predictions:
Tomorrow�s weather: Showers and thundershowers in the morning, then cloudy with rain likely in the afternoon. Temps will reach a high around 55F. Winds will be WSW in the morning, shifting to east at 10-15mph. With the amount of rain predicted, I�m not expecting there to be much, if any, migration.
Report submitted by Maili Waters (mailir...@gmail.com)
Braddock Bay information may be found at: http://www.bbrr.org/
More information at hawkcount.org: [Site Profile] [Day Summary] [Month Summary]
Count data submitted via Trektellen.org - [Project Details]
Rochester, New York, USA
| Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 30, 2026 | |||
| Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Black Vulture | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Turkey Vulture | 2325 | 7816 | 7816 |
| Osprey | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Bald Eagle | 17 | 281 | 296 |
| Northern Harrier | 15 | 91 | 93 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 81 | 196 | 197 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 7 | 103 | 104 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 37 | 392 | 392 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 54 | 429 | 437 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 64 | 71 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| American Kestrel | 34 | 134 | 134 |
| Merlin | 1 | 9 | 9 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| 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 |
| Total: | 2574 | 9543 | 9578 |
| Observation start time: | 06:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 17:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 11 hours |
| Official Counter | Maili Waters |
| Observers: | Bridget Watts, Candy Giles, Daena Ford, Dominic Sherony, Greg Lawrence, Greg Sanda, Janis George, Pat Martin, Roger Clark, Rosemary Reilly, Shannon Sanda, Sheryl Gracewski, Vid Killius |
Visitors:
20
Weather:
Another awesome day! The morning started off mostly cloudy with light SW winds and temps in the upper 30s. The winds slowly increased throughout the day to 20-30mph and shifted more to the west. The skies remained partly cloudy all day. Temps reached a high of 64F.
Raptor Observations:
A total of 2,574 raptors passed over Braddock Bay today! The flight was mostly very high along the lakeshore, with only a handful of birds that were lower. Turkey Vultures continue to be the most abundant species by far with a total of 2,325 birds. Sharp-shinned Hawks were the second most abundant species with a total of 81. Red-tailed Hawks (54), Red-shouldered Hawks (37), and American Kestrels (34) were also mixed in with the vulture flight. Besides the great numbers of Turkey Vultures, the highlight of the day were two Black Vultures! Both birds flew by in the afternoon, the first was just after 3pm and the second was at 5pm.
Non-raptor Observations:
Other birds: The morning produced a few hundred robins and blackbirds moving, along with a few flocks of Canada Geese. The first Golden-crowned Kinglets of the season were calling by the parking lot. A White-crowned Sparrow was heard singing several times in the morning. The �honorary raptor� highlight of the day was a beautiful Northern Shrike that hung out for a little while in the late afternoon.
Predictions:
Tomorrow�s weather: Showers and thundershowers in the morning, then cloudy with rain likely in the afternoon. Temps will reach a high around 55F. Winds will be WSW in the morning, shifting to east at 10-15mph. With the amount of rain predicted, I�m not expecting there to be much, if any, migration.
Report submitted by Maili Waters (mailir...@gmail.com)
Braddock Bay information may be found at: http://www.bbrr.org/
More information at hawkcount.org: [Site Profile] [Day Summary] [Month Summary]
Count data submitted via Trektellen.org - [Project Details]
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