[Maine-birds] Fwd: Bradbury Mountain State Park (23 Mar 2020) 11 Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park

Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 23, 2020
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	0
Turkey Vulture	7	95	95
Osprey	0	0	0
Bald Eagle	3	64	64
Northern Harrier	0	3	3
Sharp-shinned Hawk	0	6	6
Cooper's Hawk	1	5	5
Northern Goshawk	0	2	2
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	40	40
Broad-winged Hawk	0	0	0
Red-tailed Hawk	0	39	39
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	2	2
Merlin	0	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:	11	264	264

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

Visitors:
Despite the weather, 17 people visited the hawk watch today.

Weather:
Unfavorable southeast winds made for a slow cold day on the mountain. Winds were quite a bit stronger than expected with relatively heavy gusts. Temperatures stayed at or just below freezing on the summit, although wind chill made it feel much colder.

Raptor Observations:
Not a lot of movement today considering the weather. Most raptor activity was observed in the morning hours. Of the few raptors seen migrating, most were Turkey Vultures.

Non-raptor Observations:
While not many raptors were moving, 22 non-raptor species were recorded from the summit. Those deemed migrating included: 7 Red-winged Blackbirds 60 Common Grackles 51 Canada Geese 10 Blackbird sp. 97 American Goldfinches 4 American Robins

Predictions:
There is a good chance we will wake up to some snow tomorrow morning. The weather looks to start out a bit cloudy and cool with light north winds turning northwest through the afternoon. If winds are light enough, birds may be moving.

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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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