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From: reports@hawkcount.org
Date: April 21, 2013, 6:04:34 PM EDT
To: freeportwildbird@yahoo.com
Subject: HSR: Bradbury Mountain State Park (21 Apr 2013) 207 Raptors
Reply-To: freeportwildbird@yahoo.com
Bradbury Mountain State Park
Pownal, Maine, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 21, 2013
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 115 305
Osprey 8 440 442
Bald Eagle 0 21 55
Northern Harrier 1 106 112
Sharp-shinned Hawk 16 449 478
Cooper's Hawk 3 48 67
Northern Goshawk 0 2 15
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 47 122
Broad-winged Hawk 171 732 732
Red-tailed Hawk 1 109 286
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 2
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 6 330 332
Merlin 0 46 49
Peregrine Falcon 0 3 3
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 4
Unknown Buteo 0 3 6
Unknown Falcon 0 3 3
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 16 27
Total: 207 2470 3041
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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: Alan McKelvy, Dave Gulick, Jeffrey Stenzel, Lionel Quirion,
Tom Downing
Visitors:
52. There was a vast assortment of 4-legged hikers as well, at one point 10
dogs were counted around the mountaintop.
Weather:
The wind stayed light today, blowing out of the west-northwest through the
middle of the day, when it became light and variable. A few clouds provided
scanty relief from the sticky blue of the sky, though their extinction was
brought about by late afternoon. Temperatures rose to 50.
Raptor Observations:
The Broad-winged Hawk push from yesterday continued for much of the day,
tapering off a bit by mid-afternoon. The first bird of the day was an
Osprey, who was scolding a Sharp-shinned Hawk that was hardly larger than
the fish it was carrying. The sharp-shinned seemed to be merely trying to
the same thermal as the Osprey, and certainly had no interest in snatching
scaly lunch.
The 3000th raptor of the season came through shortly after 2:00.
Non-raptor Observations:
A Blue-headed Vireo is back at the summit, singing away from the lower
trees. Not much appeared to be migrating asside from a few swallows and
finches.
Non-raptor Migrants:
Double-crested Cormorant- 2 Tree Swallow- 25
Barn Swallow- 1 finch sp.- 8 passerine sp.- 2
Predictions:
The wind will be out of the east at 10-15mph tomorrow, swinging around to
the southeast later in the day. Partly cloudy skies will make it a little
easier to spot migrants. Temperatures will again peak around 50. There
probably won't be as many birds moving on east winds, but maybe we'll see a
few more falcons.
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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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