Braddock Bay (10 May 2026) 449 Raptors

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Braddock Bay
Rochester, New York, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: May 10, 2026
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	9
Turkey Vulture	88	1636	29466
Osprey	6	29	100
Bald Eagle	16	246	1144
Northern Harrier	3	74	937
Sharp-shinned Hawk	27	1186	7752
Cooper's Hawk	1	9	212
American Goshawk	0	0	5
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	0	481
Broad-winged Hawk	300	7208	35960
Red-tailed Hawk	6	126	1495
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	87
Golden Eagle	0	2	49
American Kestrel	2	22	816
Merlin	0	0	26
Peregrine Falcon	0	4	22
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	0	1
Swallow-tailed Kite	0	0	1
Total:	449	10542	78563

Observation start time:	06:00:00
Observation end time:	14:00:00
Total observation time:	7.5 hours
Official Counter	Maili Waters
Observers:	Luke Seitz

Visitors:
1

Weather:
In the morning the temps started in the upper 40s, winds were from the NW, and the skies were clear. Temps reached a high of 51F, the winds were somewhat strong out of the NW all day, and the sky was very blue making viewing birds difficult.

Raptor Observations:
A total of 390 raptors passed overhead today. Broad-winged Hawks (275), Turkey Vultures (64), and Sharp-shinned Hawks (24) were the majority of the flight. A handful of other birds were mixed in, including some Bald Eagles, Red-tailed Hawks, and Ospreys.

Non-raptor Observations:
In the morning, there were a good number of Caspian Terns, Common Terns and gulls flying over the barrier Island and the mouth of the bay. Two Blue-winged Teal were in the marsh.

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Report submitted by Maili Waters (mailir...@gmail.com)
Braddock Bay information may be found at: http://www.bbrr.org/
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Count data submitted via Trektellen.org - [Project Details]

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