[Maine-birds] Fwd: Bradbury Mountain State Park (29 Apr 2016) 35 Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park
Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 29, 2016
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	0
Turkey Vulture	0	38	260
Osprey	10	441	443
Bald Eagle	0	13	59
Northern Harrier	0	106	123
Sharp-shinned Hawk	5	610	649
Cooper's Hawk	1	20	64
Northern Goshawk	0	0	2
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	25	74
Broad-winged Hawk	18	1807	1808
Red-tailed Hawk	0	54	237
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	374	409
Merlin	1	58	62
Peregrine Falcon	0	1	1
Unknown Accipiter	0	2	5
Unknown Buteo	0	7	12
Unknown Falcon	0	4	4
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	14	20
Total:	35	3574	4232

Observation start time:	08:00:00
Observation end time:	16:00:00
Total observation time:	8 hours
Official Counter	Anna Stunkel
Observers:	Derek Lovitch

Visitors:
16 people visited the hawkwatch.

Weather:
The morning started off with light winds, which picked up and became moderate and gusty after the first few hours of counting. Wind direction was variable, becoming southerly and southeasterly during the afternoon. Winds calmed slightly towards the end of the count. Temperatures were mainly in the forties, with mostly cloudy skies.

Raptor Observations:
Raptor migration came through at a slow and steady pace today, and there was interesting activity from some local birds. At least four Broad-winged Hawks were displaying over Hedgehog Mountain, with several more over the horizon towards Portland. The Hedgehog Mountain locals got into a mid-air scuffle, tumbling and chasing one another. Cooper's Hawks were also busy displaying, with one flying close over the summit. Osprey numbers picked up during the afternoon, with a few close fly-bys. Migrant Broad-winged Hawk numbers peaked towards the middle of the count.

Non-raptor Observations:
A Pine Warbler was gathering nesting material again today. 33 bird species were observed.

Species deemed migrating:

31 Double-crested Cormorants

4 warbler sp.

2 Barn Swallows

2 blackbird sp.

1 American Goldfinch

1 Brown-headed Cowbird

1 Yellow-rumped Warbler

Predictions:
Tomorrow should be mostly sunny, with some periods of cloudiness and light winds starting from the northeast. Wind speed should increase during the afternoon and become southeasterly, with temperatures in the forties and low fifties. The morning may be slow given the wind direction, but hopefully things will pick up as winds shift during the afternoon.

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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