[Maine-birds] Fwd: Bradbury Mountain State Park (29 Mar 2020) 8 Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park

Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 29, 2020
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	0
Turkey Vulture	8	261	261
Osprey	0	0	0
Bald Eagle	0	74	74
Northern Harrier	0	4	4
Sharp-shinned Hawk	0	18	18
Cooper's Hawk	0	7	7
Northern Goshawk	0	2	2
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	47	47
Broad-winged Hawk	0	0	0
Red-tailed Hawk	0	74	74
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	4	4
Unknown Buteo	0	3	3
Unknown Falcon	0	1	1
Unknown Eagle	0	1	1
Unknown Raptor	0	1	1
Total:	8	501	501

Observation start time:	08:00:00
Observation end time:	12:45:00
Total observation time:	4.75 hours
Official Counter	Luke Fultz
Observers:

Visitors:
6 people visited the hawk watch today.

Weather:
Light east winds turning southeast by mid-day brought cold air and rain by afternoon. The count was shut down for the day by 1245 (EST).

Raptor Observations:
Only a handful of Turkey Vultures in the air.

Non-raptor Observations:
18 species were observed from the summit. Individuals deemed migrant included: 66 American Goldfinches 2 American Robins

Predictions:
Light to moderate northeast winds and good chances of precipitation on the schedule tomorrow. We'll have to wait and see if the weather offers any windows that may allow birds to move.

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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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