Bradbury Mountain State ParkPownal, Maine, USA
| Daily Raptor Counts: May 08, 2019 |
| Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Black Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 573 |
| Osprey | 10 | 35 | 419 |
| Bald Eagle | 3 | 6 | 78 |
| Northern Harrier | 1 | 6 | 145 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 20 | 89 | 607 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 0 | 7 | 69 |
| Northern Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 0 | 1 | 98 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 31 | 137 | 3021 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 3 | 188 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Kestrel | 11 | 40 | 478 |
| Merlin | 1 | 18 | 79 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Unknown Accipiter | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Unknown Buteo | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Raptor | 1 | 4 | 18 |
| Total: | 81 | 353 | 5802 |
| Observation start time: | 08:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 16:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 8 hours |
| Official Counter | Zane Baker |
| Observers: | Dave Fensore |
Visitors:18 Visitors today.
Weather:Today started with brilliant sun and hardly a cloud in the sky. Winds, mainly from the N and NNW were stronger than anticipated with a few stronger gusts. Temps felt cool standing in the direct wind but reached a high in the low 60s. By the afternoon a few clouds had begun to form and slowly covered the sky at high altitude. There were some really cool cloud formations. Heat distortion was pretty bad today, which was a main cause of some of the unidentified birds.
Raptor Observations:The day started stronger than it finished. Birds were moving early and it looked like we might be able to hit triple digits if it kept up. Unfortunately, once the winds got a little stronger in the afternoon bird activity slowed. With the northerly winds many birds were well out towards the coast, appearing as messy blobs at times due to distance and heat distortion. Local birds were more active in the morning than the afternoon with the exception of the local Red-shoulder who was seen multiple times throughout the day. There was some good Eagle activity today, mostly locals chasing each other but we did have a few passing through, like the last bird of the day, an Eagle, barely detectable overhead, moving slowly into a headwind to the north.
Non-raptor Observations:Passerine movement wasn't nearly as strong as yesterday but there were a few birds moving north. Besides a handful of Cormorants, Chimney Swifts and Tree Swallows were the bird of the day. We had a couple new arrivals for our species list today. An American Redstart dancing in the morning light as it foraged for food was a nice splash of color. In the afternoon a Magnolia Warbler made it's presence known as it hopped from branch to branch in the tops of the surrounding Oak trees.
Predictions:Tomorrow's temperatures may be similar to today's, in the high 50s to low 60s. Skies should be increasingly cloudy throughout the day as more rain approaches for Friday. Winds should be light and starting from the the N before coming around to the S in the afternoon. If winds do remain light we could some birds moving ahead of the rain. The afternoon could be interesting.
Report submitted by Jeannette Lovitch (
freeportwildbird@yahoo.com)
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