[Maine-birds] Fwd: HSR: Bradbury Mountain State Park (22 Mar 2014) 51 Raptors

>
> Bradbury Mountain State Park
> Pownal, Maine, USA
> Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 22, 2014
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>
> Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
> ------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
> Black Vulture 0 0 0
> Turkey Vulture 20 122 122
> Osprey 0 0 0
> Bald Eagle 1 27 27
> Northern Harrier 3 5 5
> Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 6 6
> Cooper's Hawk 2 6 6
> Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
> Red-shouldered Hawk 8 38 38
> Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
> Red-tailed Hawk 13 42 42
> Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
> Golden Eagle 0 0 0
> American Kestrel 0 0 0
> Merlin 1 2 2
> Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
> Unknown Accipiter 0 1 1
> Unknown Buteo 1 1 1
> Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
> Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
> Unknown Raptor 0 3 3
>
> Total: 51 253 253
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>
> Observation start time: 08:00:00
> Observation end time: 16:45:00
> Total observation time: 6.75 hours
>
> Official Counter: Katrina Fenton
>
> Observers: Marion Zimmerman, Zane Baker
>
> Visitors:
> 18.
>
>
> Weather:
> There were three parts to today, before the snow, the snow, and after the
> snow. Before the snow, temperatures rose to the freezing mark. Clouds held
> a monopoly on the sky, yet occasionally thinned out enough to allow a pale
> disk of a sun to be seen. The wind picked up out of the south, shifting
> west later in the day. Then came the snow shortly before 1:30pm, a white
> smudge to the west that blotted out the landscape before engulfing the
> mountain for two hours. After the snow, the skies cleared, the wind
> lessened, and migrants at last had perfect travel weather.
>
> Raptor Observations:
> The sky was devoid of migrant raptors for the first hour and a half of the
> count, when a tornado of Turkey Vultures rose up and whirled their way
> north. In their wake, buteos, accipiters, and harriers took to the skies,
> led by the first immature Red-shouldered Hawk of the spring. The snow shut
> things down for a while, but in its wake was another wave of migrants.
>
> Non-raptor Observations:
> Canada Geese snaked across the sky in slithering lines or formed arrowheads
> pointing towards their destinations. The third Great Blue Heron of the
> month was also pushing north ahead of the weather.
>
> Non-raptor migrants:
> Canada Goose- 338. Common Merganser- 2.
> Great Blue Heron- 1 American Robin-7 Common Grackle- 4
> Red-winged Blackbird- 6 blackbird sp. -6 passerine sp.-5
>
> Predictions:
> An arctic cold front is sweeping through tonight, bringing high pressure
> and wind out of the WNW for tomorrow. Clearing skies will allow the
> temperature to rise into the 30's. Hopefully today's flight will continue.
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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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