[Maine-birds] Fwd: HSR: Bradbury Mountain State Park (29 Mar 2013) 62 Raptors

Subject: HSR: Bradbury Mountain State Park (29 Mar 2013) 62 Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park
Pownal, Maine, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 29, 2013
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0              0              0
Turkey Vulture              11            155            155
Osprey                       1              1              1
Bald Eagle                   0             23             23
Northern Harrier             0              3              3
Sharp-shinned Hawk           1              9              9
Cooper's Hawk                2             13             13
Northern Goshawk             0             13             13
Red-shouldered Hawk         10             40             40
Broad-winged Hawk            0              0              0
Red-tailed Hawk             34            122            122
Rough-legged Hawk            0              2              2
Golden Eagle                 0              1              1
American Kestrel             0              0              0
Merlin                       1              2              2
Peregrine Falcon             0              0              0
Unknown Accipiter            1              3              3
Unknown Buteo                0              2              2
Unknown Falcon               0              0              0
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               1              7              7

Total:                      62            396            396
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end   time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours

Official Counter:        Katrina Fenton

Observers:        Dave Gulick, Don Thompson, Ken Klapper

Visitors:
25.


Weather:
Another day half in sunshine with the other half under clouds. The
thermometer registered the highest temperature so far this count season- a
comfortable 54 degrees. The winds were blowing steadily 10-15mph out of the
northwest, becoming a bit lighter by late afternoon.

Raptor Observations:
Buteos were taking to the skies today with good flights of both Red-tailed
Hawks and Red-shouldered Hawks. At one point, seven Red-tailed Hawks
kettled in a thermal with a Turkey Vulture bringing up the rear. Shortly
before noon, the first Osprey of the season flew right over the summit and
quickly left Bradbury behind for some favorite northern fishing ground.

Non-raptor Observations:
A flock of 6 SANDHILL CRANES was spotted this afternoon flying northeast
out past the mountain. A little flock of seven Cedar Waxwings paused at the
summit to see if their Bohemian relatives had overlooked any juniper
berries. The number of waterfowl, blackbird, and other migrants continues
to rise.

Non-raptor migrants:
Canada Goose- 395
Common Merganser- 13
duck sp.- 4
Sandhill Crane- 6
Cedar Waxwing- 7
European Starling- 12
Red-winged Blackbird- 17
Common Grackle- 43
blackbird sp.- 43
American Robin- 3
American Goldfinch- 2
Common Redpoll- 1
passerine sp.- 86

Predictions:
Tomorrow looks like another good one. The wind will be a lighter, 5-10mph
out of the northwest, and there will be much more sunshine with mostly
sunny to partly cloudy skies all day. Temperatures may be a bit cooler,
running a few degrees shy of 50. A sea breeze may kick up in the afternoon
if it warms up enough.
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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