Bradbury Mountain State ParkPownal, Maine, USA
| Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 13, 2016 |
| Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Black Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turkey Vulture | 1 | 38 | 260 |
| Osprey | 14 | 40 | 42 |
| Bald Eagle | 2 | 7 | 53 |
| Northern Harrier | 4 | 11 | 28 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 23 | 54 | 93 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 1 | 9 | 53 |
| Northern Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 5 | 12 | 61 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 6 | 8 | 9 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 4 | 20 | 203 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Kestrel | 7 | 39 | 74 |
| Merlin | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Accipiter | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Unknown Buteo | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Total: | 69 | 247 | 905 |
| Observation start time: | 08:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 16:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 8 hours |
| Official Counter | Anna Stunkel |
| Observers: | Chuck Barnes, Dave Gulick, Julie Krasne, Tom Downing |
Visitors:14 people visited the hawkwatch.
Weather:The weather was beautiful, with mild temperatures, clear skies, and a light breeze varying between northwest and north northeast. These conditions finally allowed for an enjoyable day, with settled weather and some birds moving through.
Raptor Observations:It was a decent day in terms of both numbers and diversity. There was a nice flight of Sharp-shinned Hawks and Osprey today. Broad-winged Hawks are continuing to trickle through, with six of them counted. A late morning lull occurred when winds picked up a bit and there was some northeasterly gusting. Migration picked up again in the afternoon when winds calmed and shifted to more northwesterly.
Non-raptor Observations:The first Hermit Thrush of the season was heard calling this morning. There was a small flight of Tree Swallows, and a male Belted Kingfisher zipped by close to the summit. 30 bird species were observed today.
Species deemed migrating:
17 European Starlings
17 Tree Swallows
4 passerine sp.
3 American Goldfinches
2 Double-crested Cormorants
1 Belted Kingfisher
1 Common Grackle
Predictions:Tomorrow's weather should be quite similar to today's, with clear skies, light north winds, and temperatures in the high forties to low fifties. It should be a good day, especially since birds have had some time to get moving after the rainy weather.
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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