Date: 8/24/26 2:42 pm
From: <reports...>
Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Braddock Bay (24 Aug 2026) 86 Raptors
Braddock Bay
Rochester, New York, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 24, 2026
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 10 330 381
Osprey 0 15 17
Bald Eagle 2 233 252
Northern Harrier 0 6 6
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 2 2
Cooper's Hawk 0 14 14
American Goshawk 0 1 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 12 12
Broad-winged Hawk 3 624 625
Red-tailed Hawk 69 4236 4272
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 2 5
Merlin 0 2 3
Peregrine Falcon 0 3 4
Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 2 2
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
Swallow-tailed Kite 0 0 0

Total: 86 5482 5596
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Observation start time: 08:45:00
Observation end time: 13:00:00
Total observation time: 4.25 hours

Official Counter: Linda Bender

Observers: Jill Frier, Maili Waters

Visitors:
A family of five from Toronto stopped to visit. They had a daughter who was
extremely interested in the birds.


Weather:
It was a cloudy, chilly, breezy day. The temperature never reached 70. The
cloud cover was 90% or more all day.

Raptor Observations:
The first four Red tails were seen almost immediately upon out arrival.
Most of the raptors were high with a few flying low over head for great
views.
A Peregrine Falcon flew by lakeside and a few local eagles and ospreys were
seen.

Non-raptor Observations:
The usual barn swallows were in attendance.�

Predictions:
Tomorrow should be similar in temperature with a little more sunshine and
winds shifting to WNW possibly.
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Report submitted by Daena D. Ford (<dford...>)
Braddock Bay information may be found at:
http://www.bbrr.org/


More site information at hawkcount.org: https://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=353


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