[Maine-birds] Fwd: Bradbury Mountain State Park (25 Mar 2018) 17 Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park

Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 25, 2018
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	0
Turkey Vulture	17	59	59
Osprey	0	0	0
Bald Eagle	0	34	34
Northern Harrier	0	0	0
Sharp-shinned Hawk	0	0	0
Cooper's Hawk	0	14	14
Northern Goshawk	0	3	3
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	4	4
Broad-winged Hawk	0	0	0
Red-tailed Hawk	0	29	29
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:	17	145	145

Observation start time:	08:00:00
Observation end time:	16:00:00
Total observation time:	8 hours
Official Counter	Zane Baker
Observers:	Bill Ferdinand

Visitors:
48 visitors today, on Maine Maple Sunday.

Weather:
Blustery east northeast winds swept over the summit for the majority of the day, becoming calm by the last thirty minutes of the count. Snow flurries came and went multiple times over the coarse of the day, never amounting to anything on the ground. My brand new thermometer was working like a champ, telling me the highest air temperature of the day was a whopping 37 degrees, but the windchill made it feel closer to the high twenties. Visibility was good overall, except for the occasional snowfall.

Raptor Observations:
More Eagle activity over Pownal.

Non-raptor Observations:
Only 10 species were detected from the summit today.

Predictions:
Winds still don't appear to be ideal tomorrow, coming mostly from the north and possibly a little easterly. Wind speed however, should be relatively light, at 10 mph. It looks like the sun should be out during the day, helping to bump the temperature up to a more seasonable 40 degrees. With a bit more sun to help produce thermals, maybe we'll see the return of some more Turkey Vultures.

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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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