[Maine-birds] Fwd: HSR: Bradbury Mountain State Park (25 Apr 2013) 175 Raptors

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From: reports@hawkcount.org
Date: April 25, 2013, 8:04:33 PM EDT
To: freeportwildbird@yahoo.com
Subject: HSR: Bradbury Mountain State Park (25 Apr 2013) 175 Raptors
Reply-To: freeportwildbird@yahoo.com

Bradbury Mountain State Park
Pownal, Maine, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 25, 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                       5            461            463
Bald Eagle                   0             22             56
Northern Harrier             3            111            117
Sharp-shinned Hawk          34            520            549
Cooper's Hawk                0             50             69
Northern Goshawk             0              2             15
Red-shouldered Hawk          0             49            124
Broad-winged Hawk          126           1117           1117
Red-tailed Hawk              2            117            294
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              2
Golden Eagle                 0              0              1
American Kestrel             4            345            347
Merlin                       1             51             54
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:                     175           2985           3556
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end   time: 16:30:00
Total observation time: 8.5 hours

Official Counter:        Katrina Fenton

Observers:        Don Thompson, Jeannette Lovitch

Visitors:
15.


Weather:
An overcast start to the day rapidly cleared to mostly sunny conditions.
The few clouds that lingered provided a scant backdrop for birds crossing
the blue. The wind shifted around from the west in the morning to
north-northeast by mid-day, then finished the day out of the northwest.
Temperatures were in the low 60s.

Raptor Observations:
Most birds were distant, specks getting sucked into the blue bowl of the
sky. The bulk of the flight tapered as the day progressed, but as it did, a
few falcons and Northern Harriers added variety to the mix.

Non-raptor Observations:
35 species were observed at the summit today. Songsters at the summit
trilled and warbled through the morning, while migrants worked their way
north.

Non-raptor migrants:

Red-breasted Merganser- 3 Double-crested Cormorant- 100
Common Loon- 1   Killdeer- 1   Belted Kingfisher- 2
Eastern Bluebird- 1  Brown-headed Cowbird- 1
blackbird sp.- 46  Tree Swallow- 10  Barn Swallow- 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler- 2  Palm Warbler- 1
warbler sp.- 3  passerine sp.- 2


Predictions:
Tomorrow will be a little cooler with temperatures running in the upper
50s. Partly cloudy skies will gradually clear. The wind will be light, out
of the northeast in the morning and swinging to the southeast sometime in
the afternoon. It should be pretty good for migrants.
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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