Braddock BayRochester, New York, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 17, 2024 |
Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
Black Vulture | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Turkey Vulture | 95 | 4245 | 26028 |
Osprey | 4 | 30 | 86 |
Bald Eagle | 36 | 429 | 968 |
Northern Harrier | 9 | 113 | 548 |
Sharp-shinned Hawk | 4 | 503 | 3350 |
Cooper's Hawk | 0 | 13 | 200 |
American Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Red-shouldered Hawk | 0 | 0 | 349 |
Broad-winged Hawk | 180 | 6206 | 31183 |
Red-tailed Hawk | 4 | 200 | 1236 |
Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 6 | 31 |
Golden Eagle | 0 | 12 | 51 |
American Kestrel | 1 | 19 | 299 |
Merlin | 2 | 12 | 37 |
Peregrine Falcon | 1 | 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: | 336 | 11803 | 64406 |
Observation start time: | 07:00:00 |
Observation end time: | 14:00:00 |
Total observation time: | 7 hours |
Official Counter | David Brown |
Observers: | Bridget Watts, Kim Steininger, Linda Birkel, Mike Tetlow, Pat Martin, Roger Clark, Vid Killius |
Visitors:35, including a SUNY ESF class.
Weather:Partly sunny in the morning becoming overcast. Quite warm. Moderate
southerly winds eventually shifting to a light northeast lake breeze. Rain
moved in and ended the count a few hours early.
Raptor Observations:A light but steady flight especially of Turkey Vultures, Bald Eagles, and
Broad-winged Hawks. Other highlights included 9 Northern Harriers and all
three falcon species.
Braddock Bay 2024 Daily Summaries Video Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB8baxseGlb6tgpFvuDK4-aadMhx7wTfoNon-raptor Observations:Braddock Bay West Spit: Blue-winged Teal, 2 Ring-necked Ducks, Ruddy Duck,
Ruddy Turnstone, 2 Dunlin, 2 Common Terns, 5 Green Herons, Wilson's
Warbler.
https://ebird.org/checklist/S175045066
Hawk Watch: 2 Willow Flycatchers, 110 Cedar Waxwings, 4 White-crowned
Sparrows, 7 Bobolinks, 2 Eastern Meadowlarks.
https://ebird.org/checklist/S175147507
eBird Trip Report:
https://ebird.org/tripreport/240766Predictions:TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy. High 64F. Winds NE at 5-10mph. Expect light to
moderate migration. Count may move to Frisbee Hill.
SUNDAY: Mostly cloudy then partly cloudy. High 67F. Winds NNW at 5-10mph.
Expect light to moderate migration.
MONDAY: Mix of sun and clouds. High 69F. Winds NE at 5-10mph. Expect light
to moderate migration. Count may move to Frisbee Hill. We will be unable to
be on the platform for part of the day because of helicopter training in
the area.
Report submitted by David Brown (
davide...@gmail.com)
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