Braddock Bay (07 Aug 2025) 333 Raptors

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Braddock Bay
Rochester, New York, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 07, 2025
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	0
Turkey Vulture	7	42	48
Osprey	0	0	0
Bald Eagle	32	64	90
Northern Harrier	0	1	1
Sharp-shinned Hawk	1	1	1
Cooper's Hawk	0	0	0
American Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	1	1	2
Broad-winged Hawk	68	72	74
Red-tailed Hawk	224	295	330
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	1	1
Merlin	0	0	0
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:	333	477	547

Observation start time:	09:00:00
Observation end time:	13:45:00
Total observation time:	4.75 hours
Official Counter	Bridget Watts, Dave Robertson
Observers:	Bridget Watts, Daena Ford, Linda Bender

Visitors:
Pat and her corgi Wiley.

Weather:
Warm, mostly sunny but visibility limited by heavy haze from Canadian wildfire smoke. Light winds starting southerly turning easterly.

Raptor Observations:
Surprisingly strong flight starting around 10:00 EST and tapering off in the early afternoon. Flight line gradually shifted inland, making birds hard to see in the haze. Local Osprey and Bald Eagle seen.

Non-raptor Observations:
Lots of Purple Martins in the air.

Predictions:
Sunny, hot, with very light southerly winds predicted for the morning. So, slightly less favorable than today. Hopefully with less wildfire polllution.

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