[1] Braddock Bay is renowned for being an excellent bird-watching location, as raptors and other birds congregate there when migrating north in spring.

[3] Braddock Bay Marina was home to United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 45 from its creation in November 1974 until its dissolution at the end of 2011.

[4] Much of the land in this complex of marshland and small bays is managed by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) as the 2,125-acre (8.60 km2) Braddock Bay Wildlife Management Area.

The WMA was created in 1982 after the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (NYSOPRHP) transferred all but approximately 375 acres (1.52 km2) of the former Braddock Bay State Park (established in 1956[5]) to the NYSDEC.

The Braddock Bay Raptor Research center sponsors banding of both owls and hawks, whose numbers peak in late March and early April.