[Maine-birds] Fwd: Bradbury Mountain State Park (28 Mar 2017) 1 Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park
Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 28, 2017
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	0
Turkey Vulture	0	34	34
Osprey	0	0	0
Bald Eagle	0	30	30
Northern Harrier	0	2	2
Sharp-shinned Hawk	0	6	6
Cooper's Hawk	1	6	6
Northern Goshawk	0	1	1
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	20	20
Broad-winged Hawk	0	0	0
Red-tailed Hawk	0	26	26
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	0	0
Merlin	0	0	0
Peregrine Falcon	0	1	1
Unknown Accipiter	0	0	0
Unknown Buteo	0	1	1
Unknown Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	3	3
Total:	1	130	130

Observation start time:	08:00:00
Observation end time:	16:00:00
Total observation time:	7.75 hours
Official Counter	Zane Baker
Observers:

Visitors:
Recently, the hawkwatch was visited by our local television station who reported on the history of the site, and day to day activities of a hawk-watcher. The link to the story is provided below. http://www.wcsh6.com/news/local/207/hawkwatcher-spends-work-week-on-bradbury-mountain-1/425964131

Weather:
Today started off with no wind to speak of, making the slightly below freezing temperatures very tolerable. By the end of the day there was a light, intermittent southeast breeze. Skies were dark with low hanging cloud cover. Light rain and drizzle started and stopped throughout the day, becoming more steady in the final hour. The count was ended 15 minutes earlier today, due to fog and poor visibility which deteriorated rapidly.

Raptor Observations:
The only raptor to earn its way into the record books was a Cooper's Hawk which may have been missed, had it not vocalized as it made its approach from behind a pine tree to the west. A domestic dispute between a local Cooper's Hawk and a pair of American Crows was witnessed early on, before all air traffic was grounded.

Non-raptor Observations:
17 species were seen or heard today, including the first Common Grackle to be spotted from the summit.

Predictions:
Tomorrow is shaping up to be a decent day with temperatures in the mid 40's and a mix of sun and clouds. Winds are predicted to be from the north and northwest at about 10-15mph. With more sun for thermal production and less of a headwind, birds should be on the move 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