Bradbury Mountain State ParkPownal, Maine, USA
| Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 30, 2019 |
| Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Black Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turkey Vulture | 84 | 319 | 319 |
| Osprey | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bald Eagle | 0 | 44 | 44 |
| Northern Harrier | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 1 | 9 | 9 |
| 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 | 0 | 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: | 86 | 541 | 541 |
| Observation start time: | 08:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 15:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 6.5 hours |
| Official Counter | Zane Baker |
| Observers: | Asa Paul, Dave Fensore, Steve Barker, Tim Paul |
Visitors:26 People stopped by the mountain today. The summit trail is slowly improving but still warrants added traction.
Weather:Today started off calm, in the high 30s. Skies were overcast and there was a slight haze in the air. By late morning a light breeze picked up from the NE, slowly shifting to straight SE. As the day moved forward the cloud ceiling slowly dropped and a bank of fog slowly devoured the land as it approached the mountain. Visibility went from very good to poor, rapidly. At 3:30pm EST visibility was less than a quarter mile and we closed up shop.
Raptor Observations:I didn't expect a whole lot this morning as soon as I felt the NE wind, plus some approaching rain, but by the 3rd hour Turkey Vultures decided to move en masse. Scanning with the scope I kept picking up more and more, often in little kettles of 12-15 birds. They came and went and then the skies dried up. Mixed in with the movement of TV's was a female Harrier who came in relatively close to the mountain. The local Gos' showed itself briefly before diving into the trees behind Little Bradbury ridgeline.
Non-raptor Observations:Northbound birds included: 98 American Robins 12 Duck Spp. 7 Black Ducks 6 Common Mergansers 5 Blackbird Spp. 5 Canada Geese 2 Mallard 2 Great Blue Herons 1 Belted Kingfisher 1 European Starling
Predictions:Tomorrow could be good and, not so good, depending on how you look at it. I'll call it a win if we can get in some counting before the rain moves in, which might push a few birds out ahead of the weather. It currently looks like a truncated day of hawkwatching. Winds may be strong from the south with air temps in the 40s. Skies should be overcast, and I'm hoping this fog dissipates by morning. If visibility is okay, we ought to be able to get in at least half a day based on current predictions. It should be interesting.
Report submitted by Jeannette Lovitch (
freeportwildbird@yahoo.com)
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