[Maine-birds] Fwd: HSR: Bradbury Mountain State Park (26 Apr 2015) 56 Raptors

>
> Bradbury Mountain State Park
> Pownal, Maine, USA
> Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 26, 2015
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>
> Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
> ------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
> Black Vulture 0 0 0
> Turkey Vulture 0 164 374
> Osprey 6 293 293
> Bald Eagle 5 36 69
> Northern Harrier 0 87 88
> Sharp-shinned Hawk 7 389 397
> Cooper's Hawk 2 43 61
> Northern Goshawk 0 3 4
> Red-shouldered Hawk 0 77 104
> Broad-winged Hawk 32 661 661
> Red-tailed Hawk 1 143 212
> Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 3
> Golden Eagle 0 1 1
> American Kestrel 1 213 214
> Merlin 1 34 36
> Peregrine Falcon 0 4 5
> Unknown Accipiter 0 14 15
> Unknown Buteo 0 9 10
> Unknown Falcon 0 3 3
> Unknown Eagle 0 0 1
> Unknown Raptor 1 8 8
>
> Total: 56 2182 2559
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>
> Observation start time: 07:45:00
> Observation end time: 16:00:00
> Total observation time: 8.25 hours
>
> Official Counter: Andrew Wolfgang
>
> Observers: Don Thompson, Julie Krasne, Steve Barker, Susan Rowe,
> Tom Downing, Zane Baker
>
> Visitors:
> 34
>
>
> Weather:
> A cool day with variable winds on the lighter side. Skies were clear early
> in the count but quickly clouded over. Winds were NE and shifted to west,
> then to south by the end of the count.
>
> Raptor Observations:
> Today 56 raptors passed by the count site. A Sharp-shinned Hawk put on a
> show late in the day. You have to love the Sharpies at Bradbury?!
>
> Non-raptor Observations:
> Other migrants included:
>
> Double-crested Cormorant 42
> Tree Swallow 34
> Great Blue Heron 2
> Blackbird sp. 2
> Pine Warbler 1
> Common Loon 1
>
>
> Predictions:
> Tomorrow will be overcast with a chance of showers throughout the day.
> Winds will be north at 10-15 mph. These are not the best conditions for
> hawk watching, but one never knows what could migrate past Bradbury
> Mountain tomorrow!
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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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