[Maine-birds] Fwd: Bradbury Mountain State Park (13 Apr 2016) 69 Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park
Pownal, 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.

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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