Bradbury Mountain State ParkPownal, Maine, USA
| Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 22, 2017 |
| Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Black Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| Osprey | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bald Eagle | 1 | 26 | 26 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Northern Goshawk | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merlin | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Accipiter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total: | 1 | 64 | 64 |
| Observation start time: | 08:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 09:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 1 hours |
| Official Counter | Zane Baker |
| Observers: | |
Visitors:0 people visited during the count period. Wise decision folks. Well played. There are plenty of nice days to come. The season is still young.
Weather:A wind advisory was issued by the Nation Weather Service at 10:00am and continued through the end of the count period. As per protocol, the count was suspended when winds reach this criteria." The first and only hour of the count started with mostly cloudy skies with a few breaks of sun. Temperatures were below freezing. Visibility was excellent with very minimal heat shimmer.
Raptor Observations:A couple of local Bald Eagles took to the skies to forage there usual haunts. A single local Red-tailed Hawk was seen kiting in the stiff winds.
Non-raptor Observations:There were very few birds aloft today. Even the resident Common Ravens seemed to truncate their play time, forgoing the barrel rolls and flying in a more determined and intentional manner. A measly 6 species were seen or heard from the summit.
Predictions:Tomorrow is expected to be unseasonably cold with abundant sunshine but highs only in the 20's. Winds are expected to be out of the northwest at 10-15mph with some gusts earlier in the day. Winds are expected to diminish as the day progresses. Given the fact a single bird was deemed migrating during today's inauspicious conditions, tomorrow's shift in wind direction and lighter speeds may bring a few more birds.
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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