Braddock Bay (21 Aug 2025) 5 Raptors

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Braddock Bay
Rochester, New York, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 21, 2025
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	0
Turkey Vulture	2	165	171
Osprey	0	2	2
Bald Eagle	1	172	198
Northern Harrier	0	9	9
Sharp-shinned Hawk	0	1	1
Cooper's Hawk	0	1	1
American Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	8	9
Broad-winged Hawk	0	619	621
Red-tailed Hawk	2	1427	1462
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	2	2
Merlin	0	1	1
Peregrine Falcon	0	1	1
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:	5	2408	2478

Observation start time:	09:00:00
Observation end time:	12:00:00
Total observation time:	3 hours
Official Counter	Dave Robertson
Observers:	Bridget Watts

Weather:
Cool, fall-like day. More clouds than sun, wind steady from the ENE.

Raptor Observations:
Very little raptor flight, as expected with ENE winds. The usual local raptors hanging around--Osprey, Red-tail ed Hawk, Bald Eagle.

Non-raptor Observations:
Huge flocks of swallows. Goldfinches feeding young. Caspian Terns hunting the creek.

Predictions:
Warmer, sunny. Very light winds starting west, then shifting to north, northeast. Not great conditions, but possibly better than today.

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Report submitted by Bridget Watts (wattsb...@gmail.com)
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