Date: 4/20/25 3:28 pm
From: <reports...>
Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Braddock Bay (20 Apr 2025) 100 Raptors
Braddock Bay
Rochester, New York, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 20, 2025
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 60 13295 22872
Osprey 1 36 38
Bald Eagle 12 179 338
Northern Harrier 2 261 394
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 1821 2019
Cooper's Hawk 0 71 172
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 19 358
Broad-winged Hawk 22 16540 16540
Red-tailed Hawk 0 353 618
Rough-legged Hawk 0 11 37
Golden Eagle 1 16 20
American Kestrel 0 244 303
Merlin 0 10 16
Peregrine Falcon 0 7 14
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 4 4

Total: 100 32867 43743
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 6.5 hours

Official Counter: Maili Waters

Observers: Mark Kimble , Rosemary Reilly, Tim Willis

Visitors:
3


Weather:
Mostly cloudy to start, clearing in the early afternoon. Temps in the low
40s. Winds out of the NNW, then shifted to NE in the afternoon.

Raptor Observations:
Today was relatively quiet compared to the past two days. An even 100 birds
passed over the park today, including 60 Turkey Vultures, 22 Broad-winged
Hawks, and 12 Bald Eagles. The highlight of the day was a Golden Eagle that
flew right over the platform.

Non-raptor Observations:


Predictions:
Tomorrow will be cloudy with occasional rain showers. Thunder possible.
High around 65F. Winds out of the SE at 10-20mph. There could be some
movement between rain showers.
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Report submitted by Maili Waters (<mailirwaters...>)
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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