[Maine-birds] Fwd: HSR: Bradbury Mountain State Park (29 Apr 2014) 110 Raptors

From: reports@hawkcount.org
Date: April 29, 2014 at 6:04:39 PM EDT
To: freeportwildbird@yahoo.com
Subject: HSR: Bradbury Mountain State Park (29 Apr 2014) 110 Raptors
Reply-To: freeportwildbird@yahoo.com

Bradbury Mountain State Park
Pownal, Maine, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 29, 2014
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0              0              0
Turkey Vulture               0            155            380
Osprey                       5            640            641
Bald Eagle                   0             26             74
Northern Harrier             0            119            127
Sharp-shinned Hawk           5            695            720
Cooper's Hawk                0             45             74
Northern Goshawk             0              4              8
Red-shouldered Hawk          2             70            191
Broad-winged Hawk           95           1280           1280
Red-tailed Hawk              0            186            411
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              1
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0
American Kestrel             1            340            343
Merlin                       1             39             43
Peregrine Falcon             0              2              2
Unknown Accipiter            0              2              3
Unknown Buteo                0              7             12
Unknown Falcon               0              1              1
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               1             32             38
Snowy Owl                    0              1              1

Total:                     110           3644           4350
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end   time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours

Official Counter:        Derek Lovitch, Jeannette Lovitch

Observers:        Angi King Johnson

Visitors:
26


Weather:
Winds started out this morning out of the east, but swung around eventually
to the south by mid-afternoon. The sky was mostly cloudy, with some sunny
breaks. The temperature peaked at 53F, but a fairly steady breeze kept a
chill in the air.

Raptor Observations:
A nice flight of Broad-winged Hawks took place today. No large kettles, but
a steady flight kept us on our toes. Local birds were not very active,
until late afternoon when one of the Broad-winged Hawk pairs became more
visible.

Non-raptor Observations:
30 species were seen or heard from the summit today. Other birds deemed
migrating were few, but included:
33 Double-crested Cormorants
6 Tree Swallows
2 European Starlings
1 Great Blue Heron

Predictions:
Looks like east and southeasterly winds in the 10mph range will be on tap
again tomorrow under an overcast sky. Rain will be moving in in the
afternoon, so it remains to be seen if we see a flight ahead of this
approaching system.
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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