[Maine-birds] Fwd: Bradbury Mountain State Park (20 Apr 2019) Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park
Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 20, 2019
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	0
Turkey Vulture	0	233	573
Osprey	0	281	282
Bald Eagle	0	24	69
Northern Harrier	0	106	112
Sharp-shinned Hawk	0	311	326
Cooper's Hawk	0	29	48
Northern Goshawk	0	2	3
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	38	91
Broad-winged Hawk	0	1250	1250
Red-tailed Hawk	0	74	168
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	2
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	336	362
Merlin	0	31	36
Peregrine Falcon	0	1	2
Unknown Accipiter	0	2	3
Unknown Buteo	0	3	5
Unknown Falcon	0	3	5
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	8	9
Total:	0	2732	3346

(No count conducted today)


Weather:
No count was conducted today. As I got closer to the summit the visibility was getting worse. The fog at the top was so thick I could feel the dew building on my nose hairs when I inhaled. Unfortunately the view never cleared, and along with some rain on top of it, I never made it back up.

Raptor Observations:


Non-raptor Observations:


Predictions:
The next few days are looking a little unsettled. Cloudy skies and a chance of showers all day. Winds are shifting around to the south and even east, not helping too much for migrant birds. Temps ought to be in the low to mid 50s. If the wet weather holds birds up long enough maybe we'll get another big day when it clears out.

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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
More information at hawkcount.org: [Site Profile] [Day Summary] [Month Summary]

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