>
> Bradbury Mountain State Park
> Pownal, Maine, USA
> Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 19, 2013
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>
> Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
> ------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
> Black Vulture 0 0 0
> Turkey Vulture 0 115 305
> Osprey 28 419 421
> Bald Eagle 0 18 52
> Northern Harrier 5 103 109
> Sharp-shinned Hawk 104 420 449
> Cooper's Hawk 8 45 64
> Northern Goshawk 0 2 15
> Red-shouldered Hawk 5 46 121
> Broad-winged Hawk 128 398 398
> Red-tailed Hawk 14 106 283
> Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 2
> Golden Eagle 0 0 1
> American Kestrel 96 323 325
> Merlin 9 46 49
> Peregrine Falcon 1 3 3
> Unknown Accipiter 0 0 4
> Unknown Buteo 0 3 6
> Unknown Falcon 1 3 3
> Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
> Unknown Raptor 2 16 27
>
> Total: 401 2066 2637
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>
> Observation start time: 08:15:00
> Observation end time: 16:45:00
> Total observation time: 8.5 hours
>
> Official Counter: Katrina Fenton
>
> Observers: Derek Lovitch, Don Thompson, Tom Downing
>
> Visitors:
> 44.
>
>
> Weather:
> The morning watch began in a thick sky the color of a male Northern
> Harrier's underside. Visibility was restricted to the trees closest to the
> rock face. Within 10 minutes, the fog showed signs of lifting, and half an
> hour later, much of the landscape was visible from Pownal to Yarmouth to
> Brunswick. Only a few of the farthest landmarks failed to appear over the
> course of the day. The wind was out of the south-southwest at 10-15mph for
> much of the day, increasing later in the afternoon and becoming quite
> gusty. Mostly-cloudy skies dominated, with lower clouds racing on more of a
> southerly course than the higher ones. Temperatures were the highest
> they've reached this season- climbing to the mid 60s.
>
> Raptor Observations:
> Feast or famine? Today we sampled the multi-course banquet. Representatives
> of 12 raptor species were seen throughout the day, with only two of the the
> species failing to produce a migrant, though one Bald Eagle still put on a
> good show. Sharp-shinned Hawks had the highest daily total of the season,
> and American Kestrels weren't far behind. The flow of Broad-winged Hawks
> was abruptly turned off a couple of hours after it started, turning out to
> be just a preview of things to come.
>
> Non-raptor Observations:
> The first Chipping Sparrow to make it up to the count site was observed
> today, though it has yet to discover Hawkwatch Junco's dining area.
> Passerines took advantage of the fog to put in a bit more travel time
> before the preditors took to the skies en masse.
>
> Non-raptor Migrants:
>
> merganser sp.- 6 Double-crested Cormorant- 72
> Common Loon-1 Belted Kingfisher-1 Tree Swallow- 43
> Barn Swallow- 4 American Robin- 2 European Starling- 10
> Common Grackle- 24 Red-winged Blackbird- 4
> Brown-headed Cowbird- 14 blackbird sp.- 437
> American Goldfinch-1 warbler sp.- 8 passerine sp.- 29
>
> Predictions:
> Tomorrow looks better than it did earlier in the week, when it appeared
> that it could be a washout. There may be a few passing showers in the early
> morning, but clouds should break apart by mid-day with only a 10% chance of
> showers in the afternoon. The wind will be quite strong, out of the west at
> 10-20mph, increasing as the day goes on. Birds anxious to migrate after the
> weather will be on the move, especially if the wind stays on the lighter
> side.
> ========================================================================
> 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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