[Maine-birds] Fwd: Bradbury Mountain State Park (31 Mar 2020) 8 Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park

Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 31, 2020
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	0
Turkey Vulture	6	267	267
Osprey	0	0	0
Bald Eagle	0	74	74
Northern Harrier	0	4	4
Sharp-shinned Hawk	2	20	20
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	509	509

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

Visitors:
9 people visited the hawk watch today.

Weather:
Cold and windy start with temperatures warming and winds lightening up through the afternoon.

Raptor Observations:
Not much movement today.

Non-raptor Observations:
19 species were observed from the summit today. Individuals deemed migrant included: 29 American Goldfinches 1 Purple Finch 1 Mallard

Predictions:
Slightly warmer with some cloud cover tomorrow. Light northeast winds through the day. Migration could be a lot like today although, if winds are light enough, there may be some birds 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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