[Maine-birds] Fwd: Bradbury Mountain State Park (14 Apr 2019) 190 Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park

Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 14, 2019
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	0
Turkey Vulture	55	209	549
Osprey	25	126	127
Bald Eagle	1	18	63
Northern Harrier	17	73	79
Sharp-shinned Hawk	14	144	159
Cooper's Hawk	2	24	43
Northern Goshawk	0	1	2
Red-shouldered Hawk	5	28	81
Broad-winged Hawk	11	19	19
Red-tailed Hawk	8	51	145
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	2
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	50	132	158
Merlin	1	14	19
Peregrine Falcon	0	1	2
Unknown Accipiter	0	2	3
Unknown Buteo	0	2	4
Unknown Falcon	0	2	4
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	1	4	5
Total:	190	850	1464

Observation start time:	08:00:00
Observation end time:	16:00:00
Total observation time:	8 hours
Official Counter	Zane Baker
Observers:	Marion Zimmerman, Mathew Gilbert, Rick Hartzell, Tom Downing

Visitors:
There were 47 visitors today. Thanks to all who came up to help today.

Weather:
Today was totally dry and mostly overcast with a few periods of back and forth sun, then clouds, and back to sun before the clouds rolled in for good. Winds remained calm for most of the day until the final couple hours when there was a more steady SE breeze rolling in off the ocean. Air temps were mild in the low 50s. Visibility remained quite clear for the duration of the count.

Raptor Observations:
Another decent day of raptor migration despite not having great conditions. Birds moved through steadily for most of the day, with a small lull in the afternoon hours. Turkey Vultures made a concerted effort to get past the mountain before the cutoff date tomorrow when we generally stop counting them, since they're one of the first back in the spring and generally have completed their migration. Most of the TV's were now seeing are local birds foraging. The Vultures counted today were often high and moving steadily and pretty directly north. I scrutinized each one of them on their way by hoping to find a Black Vulture but I came up empty handed. A couple TV's came in on flattened wings which gave me a little false hope. No worries we still got to see some cool birds.

Non-raptor Observations:
There didn't seem to be a whole lot of action from the passerines today. Since yesterday though we have certainly seen the addition of a few more Pine Warblers who could be heard singing all around the summit. In addition to the warblers there was a small roving band of Golden-crowned Kinglets who made the rounds in the trees around the mountain top.

Predictions:
Tomorrow looks a little wet. Rain is predicted to be moving in tonight through tomorrow. The question is whether we'll see some breaks in the afternoon which may allow for a period to open the count. Winds look okay, from the SSW at about 10mph. Temps should be a bit warmer than today, in the low 60s.

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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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