Braddock Bay (17 May 2026) 312 Raptors
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May 17, 2026, 7:47:22 PM (9 hours ago) May 17
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Braddock Bay
Rochester, New York, USA
Visitors:
6
Weather:
Sunny skies all day with only a few high wispy clouds. Winds started as WSW at 10-15mph. As the day progressed there was a fight between the west winds and a NE lake breeze. The NE lake breeze eventually won. Temps ranged from 59 to 78 over the course of the day depending on the strength of the lake breeze.
Raptor Observations:
Just over 300 raptors were seen today. Turkey Vultures (132) and Broad-winged Hawks (121) were the dominant species. There were a handful of other species including 22 Bald Eagles, 13 Red-tailed Hawks, and 9 Sharp-shinned Hawks. All three species of falcon were seen today thanks to a late in the day Peregrine.
Non-raptor Observations:
There was not much of a songbird morning flight, even though last night had decent migration. Several species of shorebird were seen flying over including 14 Least Sandpipers, 6 Dunlin, and 3 Black-bellied Plovers. There were several Common Terns feeding over the bay throughout the day with a Forster�s Tern joining them at times. The highlight of the day was a male Eurasian Wigeon that flew in and landed in the bay for a few minutes before getting spooked by a boat!
Report submitted by Maili Waters (mailir...@gmail.com)
Braddock Bay information may be found at: http://www.bbrr.org/
More information at hawkcount.org: [Site Profile] [Day Summary] [Month Summary]
Count data submitted via Trektellen.org - [Project Details]
Rochester, New York, USA
| Daily Raptor Counts: May 17, 2026 | |||
| Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Black Vulture | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Turkey Vulture | 132 | 2506 | 30336 |
| Osprey | 6 | 67 | 138 |
| Bald Eagle | 22 | 433 | 1331 |
| Northern Harrier | 5 | 128 | 991 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 9 | 1316 | 7882 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 0 | 22 | 225 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 0 | 0 | 481 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 121 | 8809 | 37561 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 13 | 180 | 1549 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 2 | 89 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 3 | 50 |
| American Kestrel | 2 | 33 | 827 |
| Merlin | 1 | 3 | 29 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 1 | 9 | 27 |
| 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Short-eared Owl | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Swallow-tailed Kite | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total: | 312 | 13512 | 81533 |
| Observation start time: | 06:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 15:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 9 hours |
| Official Counter | Maili Waters |
| Observers: | Luke Seitz, Mitch Barry, Shelly Rackovsky |
Visitors:
6
Weather:
Sunny skies all day with only a few high wispy clouds. Winds started as WSW at 10-15mph. As the day progressed there was a fight between the west winds and a NE lake breeze. The NE lake breeze eventually won. Temps ranged from 59 to 78 over the course of the day depending on the strength of the lake breeze.
Raptor Observations:
Just over 300 raptors were seen today. Turkey Vultures (132) and Broad-winged Hawks (121) were the dominant species. There were a handful of other species including 22 Bald Eagles, 13 Red-tailed Hawks, and 9 Sharp-shinned Hawks. All three species of falcon were seen today thanks to a late in the day Peregrine.
Non-raptor Observations:
There was not much of a songbird morning flight, even though last night had decent migration. Several species of shorebird were seen flying over including 14 Least Sandpipers, 6 Dunlin, and 3 Black-bellied Plovers. There were several Common Terns feeding over the bay throughout the day with a Forster�s Tern joining them at times. The highlight of the day was a male Eurasian Wigeon that flew in and landed in the bay for a few minutes before getting spooked by a boat!
Report submitted by Maili Waters (mailir...@gmail.com)
Braddock Bay information may be found at: http://www.bbrr.org/
More information at hawkcount.org: [Site Profile] [Day Summary] [Month Summary]
Count data submitted via Trektellen.org - [Project Details]
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