[Maine-birds] Fw: Bradbury Mountain State Park (16 Mar 2020) 26 Raptors

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Sent: Monday, March 16, 2020, 06:25:05 PM EDT
Subject: Bradbury Mountain State Park (16 Mar 2020) 26 Raptors


Bradbury Mountain State Park
Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts:  Mar 16, 2020
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 9 26 26
Osprey 0 0 0
Bald Eagle 5 27 27
Northern Harrier 0 1 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 4 4
Cooper's Hawk 2 3 3
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 3 25 25
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 4 21 21
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 1 1 1
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 26 108 108


Observation start time:  08:00:00  
Observation end time:  16:00:00  
Total observation time:  8 hours
Official Counter Luke Fultz
Observers:  Derek Lovitch, Jeannette Lovitch, Mathew Gilbert



Visitors:
23 folks stopped by to chat today.

Weather:
The day started out with clear skies and very good visibility. Winds were relatively light throughout the day with intermittent gusts. Northeast winds started the day switching to east winds by mid-morning through early afternoon and then southeast through the afternoon. Temperatures started out cold, several degrees below freezing through the morning and rose to just above freezing in the afternoon.

Raptor Observations:
Migration was relatively light today with most birds moving in the morning with migration becoming more intermittent in the afternoon. Local Bald eagles were active throughout the day and we were able to get a better feel of the behavioral patterns and territories of these birds - and the local Red-tails - thanks to today's slower pace of migration. A Cooper's Hawk giving a display flight also suggested a local bird on territory, and a pair of Red-shouldered Hawks landing in nearby trees was suggestive of already having a pair on territory within the park this year once again.

Non-raptor Observations:
24 species were seen and/or heard from the summit today, the highlight of which was a single fly-over RED CROSSBILL. Other species deemed migrating: 90 Canada Geese 86 American Goldfinch 9 European Starling 1 Purple Finch

Predictions:
A weak low pressure system passing to our south and east is expected to produce light snow changing to rain tomorrow. We might be able to open on time tomorrow, getting in a little counting time before the arrival of precipitation. And, with a light southerly wind, a few birds may move ahead of the precip. Unfortunately, light snow and rain is expected for much of the day thereafter, but we may get a few hours of observation in the afternoon if a dry slot develops. And, with winds shifting to the southwest by the pm, a dry slot might produce a few migrants. Or, we are stuck indoors all day. -Derek and Luke

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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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