Bradbury Mountain State Park
Pownal, Maine, USA
Visitors:
9 people visited the Hawkwatch today.
Weather:
Though temps barely made it above freezing today, it was quite pleasant with light winds out of the north and sunny skies.
Raptor Observations:
We had a great show today with Bald Eagles. 3-4 pairs (presumably local) were active along with the occasional immature eagle, playing with ravens in the sky. The "Little Brad" Red-shouldered Hawk made a couple of flyovers as well.
Non-raptor Observations:
17 species were seen or heard from the summit today. Birds deemed migrating included: 26 Canada Geese 9 American Crows 4 American Robins 1 Common Grackle
Predictions:
Tomorrow looks to be a bit warmer than today with light winds and sun. With several days now of decent raptor movement on favorable winds, it seems that the pipeline is drying up a bit. So, it should be a nice day to be on the summit and some birds will be moving, but we await a change in the weather pattern to give us the next real push of migrants.
Report submitted by Jeannette Lovitch (freeportwildbird@yahoo.com)
Bradbury Mountain State Park information may be found at: www.freeportwildbirdsupply.com/bradbury-mountain-hawkwatch
More information at hawkcount.org: [Site Profile] [Day Summary] [Month Summary]
| Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 19, 2019 | |||
| Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Black Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turkey Vulture | 11 | 102 | 102 |
| Osprey | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bald Eagle | 4 | 25 | 25 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Northern Goshawk | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 5 | 23 | 23 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 4 | 33 | 33 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merlin | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Accipiter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total: | 25 | 198 | 198 |
| Observation start time: | 08:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 16:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 8 hours |
| Official Counter | Derek Lovitch, Jeannette Lovitch |
| Observers: | Chuck Barnes, Dave Fensore, Tom Downing |
Visitors:
9 people visited the Hawkwatch today.
Weather:
Though temps barely made it above freezing today, it was quite pleasant with light winds out of the north and sunny skies.
Raptor Observations:
We had a great show today with Bald Eagles. 3-4 pairs (presumably local) were active along with the occasional immature eagle, playing with ravens in the sky. The "Little Brad" Red-shouldered Hawk made a couple of flyovers as well.
Non-raptor Observations:
17 species were seen or heard from the summit today. Birds deemed migrating included: 26 Canada Geese 9 American Crows 4 American Robins 1 Common Grackle
Predictions:
Tomorrow looks to be a bit warmer than today with light winds and sun. With several days now of decent raptor movement on favorable winds, it seems that the pipeline is drying up a bit. So, it should be a nice day to be on the summit and some birds will be moving, but we await a change in the weather pattern to give us the next real push of migrants.
Report submitted by Jeannette Lovitch (freeportwildbird@yahoo.com)
Bradbury Mountain State Park information may be found at: www.freeportwildbirdsupply.com/bradbury-mountain-hawkwatch
More information at hawkcount.org: [Site Profile] [Day Summary] [Month Summary]
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