Date: 8/21/25 2:17 pm
From: <reports...>
Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Braddock Bay (21 Aug 2025) 5 Raptors
Braddock Bay
Rochester, New York, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 21, 2025
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 2 165 171
Osprey 0 2 2
Bald Eagle 1 172 198
Northern Harrier 0 9 9
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 1 1
Cooper's Hawk 0 1 1
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 8 9
Broad-winged Hawk 0 619 621
Red-tailed Hawk 2 1427 1462
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 2 2
Merlin 0 1 1
Peregrine Falcon 0 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: 5 2408 2478
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 12:00:00
Total observation time: 3 hours

Official Counter: Dave Robertson

Observers: Bridget Watts

Weather:
Cool, fall-like day. More clouds than sun, wind steady from the ENE.

Raptor Observations:
Very little raptor flight, as expected with ENE winds. The usual local
raptors hanging around--Osprey, Red-tail ed Hawk, Bald Eagle.

Non-raptor Observations:
Huge flocks of swallows. Goldfinches feeding young. Caspian Terns hunting
the creek.

Predictions:
Warmer, sunny. Very light winds starting west, then shifting to north,
northeast. Not great conditions, but possibly better than today.
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Report submitted by Bridget Watts (<wattsbridget7...>)
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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