[Maine-birds] Fwd: Bradbury Mountain State Park (29 Apr 2018) 3 Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park
Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 29, 2018
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	0
Turkey Vulture	0	360	564
Osprey	1	267	267
Bald Eagle	0	20	75
Northern Harrier	0	73	76
Sharp-shinned Hawk	1	320	341
Cooper's Hawk	0	48	69
Northern Goshawk	0	3	6
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	30	76
Broad-winged Hawk	0	1223	1223
Red-tailed Hawk	0	81	184
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	230	239
Merlin	1	32	35
Peregrine Falcon	0	2	2
Unknown Accipiter	0	6	7
Unknown Buteo	0	5	6
Unknown Falcon	0	1	1
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	13	15
Total:	3	2714	3186

Observation start time:	08:00:00
Observation end time:	15:00:00
Total observation time:	6.67 hours
Official Counter	Zane Baker
Observers:

Visitors:
37 visitors

Weather:
Fog, in the morning, slowly moved out towards the coast, stalling over the shoreline for most of the day. There was some slight clearing mid morning, and it looked as the though the sun might break through. The cool damp air disappeared momentarily and temps climbed up to about 55. The warm temps were short lived however, and clouds closed back in and brought passing showers for the rest of the count. The count was closed an hour and fifteen minutes early, due to bringing dense fog moving in from the coast.

Raptor Observations:
Not much movement today. A few local birds were out displaying or foraging. A Merlin showed up right on cue, after a group of people inquired about the small fierce Falcon.

Non-raptor Observations:
The morning hours were more productive in hearing and seeing other species. I tallied a total of 35 different species, which were seen or heard from the summit. There were two new arrivals to the mountain, which were, a Black-and-white Warbler, and a Black-throated Green Warbler. Double-crested Cormorants were on the move today. I tallied 678 in total.

Predictions:
More rain is predicted for tomorrow, along with winds from the SSE. Temperatures may be similar to today, in the low 50's.

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Report submitted by Jeannette Lovitch (freeportwildbird@yahoo.com)
Bradbury Mountain State Park information may be found at: www.freeportwildbirdsupply.com/bradbury-mountain-hawkwatch
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