[Maine-birds] Fwd: Bradbury Mountain State Park (24 Mar 2020) 31 Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park

Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 24, 2020
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	0
Turkey Vulture	23	118	118
Osprey	0	0	0
Bald Eagle	2	66	66
Northern Harrier	0	3	3
Sharp-shinned Hawk	0	6	6
Cooper's Hawk	0	5	5
Northern Goshawk	0	2	2
Red-shouldered Hawk	2	42	42
Broad-winged Hawk	0	0	0
Red-tailed Hawk	4	43	43
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:	31	295	295

Observation start time:	09:00:00
Observation end time:	16:00:00
Total observation time:	7 hours
Official Counter	Jeannette Lovitch, Luke Fultz
Observers:	Jeannette Lovitch

Visitors:
The summit was quiet for a change of pace today with just 6 visitors to the hawkwatch.

Weather:
That was quite the dumping of snow we got last night, putting snow down on the mountain for the first time this season. But temperatures rose into the upper 40s by day's end, and partly to mostly sunny skies melted most of it away. Winds remained light out of the north and northwest, with a few gusts developing late in the day. Overall a pleasant day with beautiful views of a snow-covered countryside.

Raptor Observations:
The flight today was light, but respectable, with Turkey Vultures leading the way. Of our local birds, 2 pairs of Bald Eagles, 2 pairs of Red-tailed Hawks, 1 pair of Red-shouldered Hawks, and one Cooper's Hawk kept us entertained throughout the day.

Non-raptor Observations:
21 species were observed from the summit today. Our first Killdeer of the season was heard passing by. Other birds deemed migrating included: 51 American Goldfinch 14 blackbird sp 8 Canada Geese 7 European Starlings 2 Mallards

Predictions:
High pressure builds back in for tomorrow, with light winds and rebounding temperatures expected. Unfortunately, winds are forecast to be northeast to east, but hopefully they'll remain light enough to produce migrants past the mountain. It will also be interesting to see if we have a passerine movement, and which direction they are heading. -Jeannette and Derek

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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
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