Braddock Bay (10 Aug 2025) 182 Raptors
2 views
Skip to first unread message
rep...@hawkcount.org
Aug 10, 2025, 5:26:57 PMAug 10
to genesee...@geneseo.edu
Braddock Bay
Rochester, New York, USA
Visitors:
A couple of people stopped by on a golf cart and asked about what we were doing, did not ask their names.
Weather:
Morning started with light SW W winds and shifted E ENE by mid morning. Warm temperatures between 28-29 degrees celsius. Light cloud cover and zero precipitation. Canadian wildfire smoke was absent.
Raptor Observations:
Some significant movements of Broad-wings and Red-tails early on then nothing as the winds shifted. Osprey, adult Bald-eagles and Northern harriers were observed hunting over the marshy area.
Non-raptor Observations:
Lots of swallows, goldfinches, purple martins and gulls observed.
Predictions:
Southerly winds predicted earlier in the morning shifting easterly. Should be movement of hawks I the morning with favorable winds but will likely slow or stop by noon.
Report submitted by Sean Sheehan (she...@sent.com)
Braddock Bay information may be found at: http://www.bbrr.org/
More information at hawkcount.org: [Site Profile] [Day Summary] [Month Summary]
Rochester, New York, USA
| Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 10, 2025 | |||
| Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Black Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turkey Vulture | 4 | 94 | 100 |
| Osprey | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bald Eagle | 6 | 149 | 175 |
| Northern Harrier | 3 | 7 | 7 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 71 | 450 | 452 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 94 | 1042 | 1077 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Merlin | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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: | 182 | 1753 | 1823 |
| Observation start time: | 08:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 13:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 4.5 hours |
| Official Counter | Sean Sheehan |
| Observers: | Maili Waters, Niki Banke, Randy Cavazza, Sue Mitchell, Tim Willis |
Visitors:
A couple of people stopped by on a golf cart and asked about what we were doing, did not ask their names.
Weather:
Morning started with light SW W winds and shifted E ENE by mid morning. Warm temperatures between 28-29 degrees celsius. Light cloud cover and zero precipitation. Canadian wildfire smoke was absent.
Raptor Observations:
Some significant movements of Broad-wings and Red-tails early on then nothing as the winds shifted. Osprey, adult Bald-eagles and Northern harriers were observed hunting over the marshy area.
Non-raptor Observations:
Lots of swallows, goldfinches, purple martins and gulls observed.
Predictions:
Southerly winds predicted earlier in the morning shifting easterly. Should be movement of hawks I the morning with favorable winds but will likely slow or stop by noon.
Report submitted by Sean Sheehan (she...@sent.com)
Braddock Bay information may be found at: http://www.bbrr.org/
More information at hawkcount.org: [Site Profile] [Day Summary] [Month Summary]
Reply all
Reply to author
Forward
0 new messages