[Maine-birds] Fwd: HSR: Bradbury Mountain State Park (18 Apr 2013) 53 Raptors

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> Bradbury Mountain State Park
> Pownal, Maine, USA
> Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 18, 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 7 391 393
> Bald Eagle 0 18 52
> Northern Harrier 2 98 104
> Sharp-shinned Hawk 13 316 345
> Cooper's Hawk 2 37 56
> Northern Goshawk 0 2 15
> Red-shouldered Hawk 1 41 116
> Broad-winged Hawk 10 270 270
> Red-tailed Hawk 2 92 269
> Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 2
> Golden Eagle 0 0 1
> American Kestrel 13 227 229
> Merlin 2 37 40
> Peregrine Falcon 1 2 2
> Unknown Accipiter 0 0 4
> Unknown Buteo 0 3 6
> Unknown Falcon 0 2 2
> Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
> Unknown Raptor 0 14 25
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> Total: 53 1665 2236
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> Observation start time: 08:00:00
> Observation end time: 16:00:00
> Total observation time: 8 hours
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> Official Counter: Katrina Fenton
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> Observers:
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> Visitors:
> 58. Lots of young hikers were out enjoying school vacation.
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> Weather:
> The overcast advanced to block out the sun as soon as the hawkwatch
> started, chasing the blue far out to sea. The wind stayed light, trending
> from the southeast at 5-10mph. 10:00 a.m. was the warmest hour with the
> thermometer reading close to 50, but with a front rolling through,
> temperatures soon headed in the opposite direction.
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> Raptor Observations:
> The second Peregrine Falcon of the season graced the airways, sharpened
> wings held out in a soar as it rose in front of the mountain. One could
> forget for a moment it was a creature synonymous with speed, watching it
> turn slow circles through the air, then it folded back to its racing form
> and streaked off to find what lay beyond the horizon.
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> Non-raptor Observations:
> Today was a decent day for migrating if you were a waterbird.
> Double-crested Cormorants tested a number of formations, from long,
> squiggly lines to near perfect "v"s. Unsatisfied with one, they'd try
> another, massing into messy clumps in between.
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> Non-raptor Migrants:
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> Canada Goose- 13 duck sp.- 6 Great Blue Heron- 4
> Double-crested Cormorant- 287 Tree Swallow- 4
> Barn Swallow- 1 Brown-headed Cowbird- 2
> Pine Warbler- 1 warbler sp.- 3 passerine sp.- 12
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> Predictions:
> Tomorrow could be feast or famine. There is potential for an incredible
> flight, or we could see very little. It all hinges on the weather and the
> birds. There will be a strong upper level southerly flow, with lighter
> 10-15mph winds below which could either come straight out of the south or
> from the southwest. It will be mostly cloudy with some fog possible in the
> morning. Temperatures could reach the mid-60s, but if the wind is off the
> ocean, it will probably feel cooler. This is one of those instances where
> numbers are impossible to predict. In any case, it will be worth coming up
> to the hawkwatch to see what's happening!
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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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