[Maine-birds] Fwd: Bradbury Mountain State Park (22 Mar 2020) 18 Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park

Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 22, 2020
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	0
Turkey Vulture	5	88	88
Osprey	0	0	0
Bald Eagle	2	61	61
Northern Harrier	2	3	3
Sharp-shinned Hawk	2	6	6
Cooper's Hawk	0	4	4
Northern Goshawk	0	2	2
Red-shouldered Hawk	2	40	40
Broad-winged Hawk	0	0	0
Red-tailed Hawk	3	39	39
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	2	2
Merlin	2	2	2
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Accipiter	0	2	2
Unknown Buteo	0	3	3
Unknown Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Eagle	0	1	1
Unknown Raptor	0	0	0
Total:	18	253	253

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

Visitors:
23 people visited the hawk watch today.

Weather:
Not a cloud in the sky from the summit of Bradbury Mountain today. Cooler temperatures to start the day but the sunshine helped warm things up a bit during the day. light north winds and very good visibility all day.

Raptor Observations:
Raptor migration was on the lighter side, although, we did see good diversity of species moving throughout the day. Most exciting was our first two Merlin sightings of the season. Both were within the first hour of the count; one flew directly across the summit, offering an excellent observation.

Non-raptor Observations:
21 total species were observed from the summit today. Non-raptor species deemed migrating included: 39 American Goldfinches 6 European Starlings 3 Common Grackles 5 Purple Finches

Predictions:
Partly sunny skies in the forecast tomorrow, becoming cloudier as the day goes on. Southeast winds, although not favorable, may produce some migrants if they stay light enough. The day should stay dry, although there is a chance precipitation, ahead of the approaching system, could cut the count short.

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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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