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From: reports@hawkcount.org
Date: March 20, 2013, 6:03:29 PM EDT
To: freeportwildbird@yahoo.com
Subject: HSR: Bradbury Mountain State Park (20 Mar 2013) 16 Raptors
Reply-To: freeportwildbird@yahoo.com
Bradbury Mountain State Park
Pownal, Maine, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 20, 2013
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 8 46 46
Osprey 0 0 0
Bald Eagle 0 6 6
Northern Harrier 0 1 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 1 1
Cooper's Hawk 1 7 7
Northern Goshawk 1 6 6
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 14 14
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 5 26 26
Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 1
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 0 0
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 1
Unknown Buteo 0 1 1
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 5 5
Total: 16 115 115
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Observation start time: 08:15:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 7.75 hours
Official Counter: Katrina Fenton
Observers:
Visitors:
14. Two skiers brought their gear to the summit and scouted around for the
most interesting way down, reminiscent of the mountain bikers who were
starting to make use of the trail before the snow moved back.
Weather:
A bright and crisp first-day-of-spring morning with 6-8 inches of fresh
snow on the summit, torquoise blue skies, and temperatures in the low 20s.
A light, southwest wind aided migrants before swinging around to the
northwest. Stratocumuous clouds muscled out the sun in thier takover of the
skies, spitting snow as they went through the afternoon. A few rays found
their way back at the end of the day, giving the snow an antique-white
glow.
Raptor Observations:
Turkey Vultures and Red-tailed Hawks had the sky to themselves for much of
the day, with the exception of a young Northern Goshawk, brown and long,
who commanded a thermal of its own and streamed unchallenged through
clouding skies. Two young eagles headed south in the morning, then ventured
back to where they came from; one an hour later, the other thirty minutes
before the end of the hawkwatch day. No sign of the local adults.
Non-raptor Observations:
The snowy morning silence was blissfully shattered by a couple of Evening
Grosbeaks announcing their journey north. American Robins seemed at a loss
as to what direction to travel. Two headed north while seven beat a retreat
back south for another day.
Non-raptor migrants-
Canada Goose- 50
American Crow- 22
European Starling- 4
American Robin- 2
Evening Grosbeak- 2
passerine sp.- 9
Predictions:
A clear start with clouds again taking over in the afternoon. It should be
warmer than we've seen in the last few days with temperatures climbing to
the upper 30s. A light, southwest wind will shift more to the south as the
day goes on. It looks like pretty good conditions for migrants who don't
mind a little snow cover.
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Report submitted by Jeannette Lovitch (freeportwildbird@yahoo.com)
Bradbury Mountain State Park information may be found at:
www.freeportwildbirdsupply.com/hawkwatch.asp
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