[Maine-birds] Fwd: HSR: Bradbury Mountain State Park (27 Apr 2013) 193 Raptors

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> Bradbury Mountain State Park
> Pownal, Maine, USA
> Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 27, 2013
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>
> Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
> ------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
> Black Vulture 0 0 0
> Turkey Vulture 0 115 305
> Osprey 13 482 484
> Bald Eagle 0 23 57
> Northern Harrier 2 116 122
> Sharp-shinned Hawk 32 574 603
> Cooper's Hawk 3 54 73
> Northern Goshawk 0 2 15
> Red-shouldered Hawk 0 49 124
> Broad-winged Hawk 110 1266 1266
> Red-tailed Hawk 2 120 297
> Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 2
> Golden Eagle 0 0 1
> American Kestrel 26 379 381
> Merlin 5 59 62
> 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 17 28
>
> Total: 193 3265 3836
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>
> Observation start time: 08:00:00
> Observation end time: 16:45:00
> Total observation time: 8.75 hours
>
> Official Counter: Katrina Fenton
>
> Observers: Alan McKelvy, Arthur Stackhouse, Derek Lovitch,
> Don Thompson, Jeannette Lovitch, Luke Seitz
>
> Visitors:
> 82. A great day for everyone who turned out for Feathers Over Freeport.
>
>
> Weather:
> Clear morning skies were replaced by a wonderful blend of sunshine and
> clouds, a well-marked white and blue landscape for migrants to fly through.
> Temperatures rose to the upper 50s, sinking a degree or two whenever a
> particularly bulky cumulus crossed the sun. The wind was light, out of the
> northwest to start before it was flummoxed into a period of variable
> indecision. It finaly settled on blowing out of the south, with a little
> more force than it had previously used.
>
> Raptor Observations:
> With the south wind, high-flying migrants lost lift and were pushed over
> the mountain just in time for the hawkwatch workshop. Broad-winged Hawks,
> Sharp-shinned Hawks, and American Kestrels obligingly demonstrated the
> differences between raptor genera, with a few other species showing up for
> variety. Late in the day, an Osprey came low over the summit, stark black
> and white in the afternoon sun, carrying a fish home toward the coast.
>
> Non-raptor Observations:
> A couple more first-of-the-year species breezed through today. A BLUE-GRAY
> GNATCATCHER, only the second park record, paused at the tip of a deciduous
> to snag a snack and say its piece. Two Chimney Swifts led a parade of Tree
> Swallows through the gap, dark-suited grand masters ahead of the smartly
> clad band.
>
> Predictions:
> Good weather again tomorrow. The wind will be out of the south at 5-10mph.
> Skies will be partly cloudy in the morning, clearing through the afternoon.
> Temperatures will be in the low 60s. It should be another good travel day
> 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
>
>

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