[Maine-birds] Fwd: Bradbury Mountain State Park (22 Mar 2018) 1 Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park
Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 22, 2018
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	0
Turkey Vulture	0	40	40
Osprey	0	0	0
Bald Eagle	0	31	31
Northern Harrier	0	0	0
Sharp-shinned Hawk	0	0	0
Cooper's Hawk	1	12	12
Northern Goshawk	0	2	2
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	3	3
Broad-winged Hawk	0	0	0
Red-tailed Hawk	0	19	19
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	0	0
Merlin	0	1	1
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Accipiter	0	1	1
Unknown Buteo	0	0	0
Unknown Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	0	0
Total:	1	109	109

Observation start time:	11:00:00
Observation end time:	16:00:00
Total observation time:	4.75 hours
Official Counter	Zane Baker
Observers:

Visitors:
6 visitors today, many of whom were getting in some spring skiing.

Weather:
It was a truncated day of birding today, due to inclement weather. Snow, in the morning hours, diminished visibility enough to delay the start. By noon time, the majority of the snow had moved out. A few small, lingering snow squalls dropped a few flakes from time to time. Winds were mostly out of the northeast and east northeast, calming considerably by the last hour. Visibility continued to improve throughout the count. By the last thirty minutes, visibility was about as good as it gets. Large swells could clearly be seen crashing on the shore of Eagle Island and Halfway Rock, which are a little more than 14 and 18 miles away, as the crow flies.

Raptor Observations:
I'm quite embarrassed to say, I can't take credit for the one migrant which was counted today. A Pownal native enjoying the view, made a slight gesture with his arm towards the east, which turned me onto the bird. He said he didn't want to interrupt as I was greeting another visitor. I'm happy to have had the assist, but I feel a bit sheepish having missed it initially. The Coop was a beautiful adult.

Non-raptor Observations:
The first Common Merganser was spotted moving north, after the snow stopped flying.

Predictions:
Winds tomorrow, appear to be shifting back to a more north northwest direction. Temps could climb to 40 degrees by the end of the count. Clouds may increase through the afternoon hours. I'm hoping to see a few birds moving tomorrow, ahead of a small weather system predicted to move through this weekend.

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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
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