Date: 8/12/25 6:17 pm
From: <reports...>
Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Braddock Bay (12 Aug 2025) 195 Raptors
Braddock Bay
Rochester, New York, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 12, 2025
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 16 131 137
Osprey 0 1 1
Bald Eagle 4 158 184
Northern Harrier 0 7 7
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 1 1
Cooper's Hawk 0 0 0
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 7 8
Broad-winged Hawk 78 581 583
Red-tailed Hawk 96 1267 1302
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 2 2
Merlin 0 1 1
Peregrine Falcon 1 1 1
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: 195 2157 2227
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Observation start time: 08:30:00
Observation end time: 13:00:00
Total observation time: 4.5 hours

Official Counter: Chris Smith

Observers: Carol Dunn, Linda Bender, Sue Mitchell, Tim Willis

Visitors:
Samantha Cali with two friends. Daena Ford stopped by just before the
downpour.


Weather:
Very muggy and warm throughout the watch. Winds remained SW and WSW. Cloud
cover increased with a downpour which shut down the flight just before
beginning of the 4th full hour.

Raptor Observations:
Sporadic flight throughout with a couple of bursts of 10-15 birds at once.

Non-raptor Observations:
Cormorants, 6 ravens, great blue heron, king fisher

Predictions:
Humid with clouds and breaks of sun. Thunderstorms in the afternoon. SW
winds. Should be a few birds moving.
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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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