Greetings from Braddock Bay Raptor Research

Braddock Bay is a migration "hot spot", located on Lake Ontario just west of Rochester, New York. Millions of birds migrate through the area every spring as they head north to their breeding grounds. The hawk counts conducted at Braddock Bay number in the thousands with the highest recorded count of 140,000 raptors in 1996.

Braddock Bay Raptor Research (BBRR) has been in existence since 1986 working towards preserving the areas natural resources by focusing research and educational activities on the spectacular raptor migration.

The spring hawk count is conducted from March through May.  Raptor banding operations are conducted at this time, as well as during the month of August.  We currently allow the public to visit one of our banding stations to see the exciting process of capturing and tagging these magnificent birds.  If you would like to visit this banding station click here for directions.

Latest Updates

International Migratory Bird Day at Braddock Bay

Come out to Braddock Bay on May 10 & 11 to the 6th annual IMBD Festival put together by BirdCOR (the Bird Coalition of Rochester).  For more information, and a full schedule of events visit their website at http://www.birdcor.org/imbd.htm

BOP Days 2008 a HUGE Success!

Despite somewhat unfavorable weather, we still had record turnouts for this year's Bird of Prey Days on April 11-13.  At times we were almost overwhelmed by the amount of people who came out to the various events to learn more about raptors.  All of us at BBRR would like to thank everyone who supported the event, including the visitors, the presenters, the food vendors, the other local bird organizations, our volunteers, and even the hawks that showed up!

August Red-tail Days

Mark your calendars for a NEW raptor celebration coming to Braddock Bay this summer.  This event will take place on August 29 & 30 at Braddock Bay Park.