[Maine-birds] Fwd: Bradbury Mountain State Park (29 Mar 2019) 24 Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park
Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 29, 2019
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	0
Turkey Vulture	19	235	235
Osprey	0	0	0
Bald Eagle	0	44	44
Northern Harrier	0	2	2
Sharp-shinned Hawk	2	8	8
Cooper's Hawk	0	16	16
Northern Goshawk	0	1	1
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	46	46
Broad-winged Hawk	0	0	0
Red-tailed Hawk	0	86	86
Rough-legged Hawk	0	2	2
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	3	6	6
Merlin	0	5	5
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Accipiter	0	0	0
Unknown Buteo	0	2	2
Unknown Falcon	0	1	1
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	1	1
Total:	24	455	455

Observation start time:	08:00:00
Observation end time:	16:00:00
Total observation time:	4 hours
Official Counter	Zane Baker
Observers:	Dave Fensore, Mathew Gilbert

Visitors:
I ended the day with a slightly larger species list for the day than I might have guessed, with a total of 26, including a first of season Great Blue Heron. Robins were on the move all afternoon while Grackles mostly hopped from yard to yard locally. Northbound birds included: 408 American Robins 145 Common Grackles 117 Canada Geese 15 European Starlings 8 American Black Ducks 5 Great Blue Herons 4 Common Mergansers 4 Blackbird Spp. 2 Red-winged Blackbirds 2 Mallards 1 Tree Swallow

Weather:
The first hour of the day was overcast and cool with spitting rain, turning into a heavier steady rain which shut down the count for a few hours. I returned to the summit at 1:00pm EST and finished out the day. The afternoon was still overcast, with a few lighter patches where the sun was just starting to break through. Temps were comfortable, in the 40s. The air was still and the visibility was good, with no sun to create any heat distortion effects, objects looked crisp and defined.

Raptor Observations:
Not a bad day, considering we lost a couple of hours. It took a little while for things to get moving after the rain passed, but there was a nice little grouping of migrants eager to keep pushing forward. A small pulse of Turkey Vultures made a late day run during the final hour.

Non-raptor Observations:


Predictions:
Tomorrow appears to be rather mild, with temps around 40. Winds should be light but coming from the north and northeast, a headwind for northbound migrants. Skies look to be mostly cloudy with a chance of some showers.

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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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