[Maine-birds] Fw: Bradbury Mountain State Park (21 Mar 2020) 41 Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park
Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts:  Mar 21, 2020
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 21 83 83
Osprey 0 0 0
Bald Eagle 10 59 59
Northern Harrier 0 1 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 4 4
Cooper's Hawk 1 4 4
Northern Goshawk 0 2 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 38 38
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 4 36 36
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 1 2 2
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 1 2 2
Unknown Buteo 1 3 3
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 1 1 1
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 41 235 235


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



Visitors:
22 people visited the hawk watch today.

Weather:
Clear skies, sunshine, good visibility, and steady northwest winds throughout the day. It was a great day to be outside!

Raptor Observations:
Most of the migration today occurred in the morning and mid-day with a few species recorded in the afternoon hours. Almost all migrating birds were observed far away today, although a couple Turkey Vultures passed relatively closer to the summit.

Non-raptor Observations:
Quite a few migrating passerine species were observed from the hawk watch today; Most of which were blackbirds. The day ended with 25 total species. Birds deemed migrating included: 40 Common Grackles 8 Red-winged Blackbirds 18 European Starlings 1 Eastern Bluebird 7 American Goldfinches 1 Purple Finch 15 Cedar Waxwings 6 American Robins

Predictions:
Although not ideal, the north wind may be light enough tomorrow to produce a decent flight, especially ahead of the next approaching weather system that may slow things down a bit for the rest of the week.

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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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