Date: 6/3/25 4:33 pm
From: <reports...>
Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Braddock Bay (03 Jun 2025) 786 Raptors
Braddock Bay
Rochester, New York, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Jun 03, 2025
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 58 58 29248
Osprey 2 2 217
Bald Eagle 25 25 1245
Northern Harrier 4 4 787
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 5049
Cooper's Hawk 0 0 229
American Goshawk 0 0 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 366
Broad-winged Hawk 691 691 33410
Red-tailed Hawk 4 4 1384
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 52
Golden Eagle 0 0 31
American Kestrel 1 1 440
Merlin 0 0 36
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 34
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 1 1 2
Short-eared Owl 0 0 4

Total: 786 786 72536
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Observation start time: 09:30:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 5.5 hours

Official Counter: Mike Tetlow

Observers: Bridget Watts, Dan Niven

Visitors:
3


Weather:
Totally cloudless sky but haze from Canadian Wildfires caused difficult
viewing and glare that made viewing difficult.

Raptor Observations:
Stronger SW winds than forecast forced birds out over the lake and many
came in from the lake behind us so we probably missed quite a few birds.
The Mississippi Kite did just that, fortunately with 2 Bald Eagles so it
was caught in the scope. Still it was a great Broad-wing flight and Eagle
numbers picked up later in the day. Probably a primer for a good Eagle
flight tomorrow.

Non-raptor Observations:
6 Sandhill Cranes circled the area several times. Common Nighthawks started
getting up in good numbers around 4 clock time (25 in one scan).

Predictions:
Continued strong SW winds ahead of approaching nighttime showers should
produce a good flight. At this date, Bald Eagles should have a great day.
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Report submitted by Mike Tetlow (<metetlow...>)
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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