Date: 4/12/26 5:53 pm
From: <reports...>
Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Braddock Bay (12 Apr 2026) 82 Raptors
Braddock Bay
Rochester, New York, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 12, 2026
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 3 6
Turkey Vulture 49 14375 22191
Osprey 0 9 12
Bald Eagle 3 126 422
Northern Harrier 13 214 307
Sharp-shinned Hawk 10 1481 1678
Cooper's Hawk 1 40 144
American Goshawk 0 2 3
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 66 458
Broad-winged Hawk 0 29 29
Red-tailed Hawk 0 556 993
Rough-legged Hawk 0 8 79
Golden Eagle 0 11 26
American Kestrel 6 235 369
Merlin 0 6 15
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: 82 17165 26743
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 12:00:00
Total observation time: 4 hours

Official Counter: Maili Waters

Observers: Luke Seitz

Visitors:
3


Weather:
Today was overcast with light SE winds and temps ranging from 41F-51F.
Scattered showers in the afternoon.

Raptor Observations:
It was a slow day for migrating raptors with a total of 82 birds. Most were
Turkey Vultures with a handful of Northern Harriers and Sharp-shinned Hawks

Non-raptor Observations:
Lesser Scaup are still plentiful on the bay. Mixed in with the scaup were a
handful of other species including 55 Bufflehead, 26 Gadwall, and 10
Ring-necked Ducks. Mixed in with the Tree Swallows was one Northern
Rough-winged Swallow! Two Fox Sparrows continue at 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/3868/20260412


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