Date: 4/10/26 5:52 pm
From: <reports...>
Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Braddock Bay (10 Apr 2026) 41 Raptors
Braddock Bay
Rochester, New York, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 10, 2026
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 2 5
Turkey Vulture 31 13907 21723
Osprey 0 7 10
Bald Eagle 0 96 392
Northern Harrier 3 183 276
Sharp-shinned Hawk 5 1418 1615
Cooper's Hawk 1 36 140
American Goshawk 0 2 3
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 63 455
Broad-winged Hawk 0 23 23
Red-tailed Hawk 1 509 946
Rough-legged Hawk 0 8 79
Golden Eagle 0 11 26
American Kestrel 0 222 356
Merlin 0 5 14
Peregrine Falcon 0 4 11
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

Total: 41 16496 26074
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 13:00:00
Total observation time: 4.25 hours

Official Counter: Maili Waters

Observers: Bob Crandall, Niki Banke

Visitors:
3


Weather:
Today was mostly cloudy with temps in the low 40s and north winds at
5-10mph. There were scattered showers all afternoon.

Raptor Observations:
Due to the light northerly winds and cloud cover there wasn�t much of a
flight today. Most of the birds that did decide to migrate were Turkey
Vultuers with only a few other species mixed in. The total number of
raptors seen was 41.

Non-raptor Observations:
Non-raptors: 4 Dunlin flew low over the bay which is a new species for the
year! There were also 4 Fox Sparrows feeding on the seed!
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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
Count data submitted via Trektellen.org - Project info at:
https://trektellen.org/count/view/3868/20260410


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