[Maine-birds] Fwd: Bradbury Mountain State Park (01 Apr 2020) 11 Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park

Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 01, 2020
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	0
Turkey Vulture	9	9	276
Osprey	1	1	1
Bald Eagle	0	0	74
Northern Harrier	0	0	4
Sharp-shinned Hawk	0	0	20
Cooper's Hawk	0	0	7
Northern Goshawk	0	0	2
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	0	47
Broad-winged Hawk	0	0	0
Red-tailed Hawk	1	1	75
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	0	2
Merlin	0	0	2
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Accipiter	0	0	4
Unknown Buteo	0	0	3
Unknown Falcon	0	0	1
Unknown Eagle	0	0	1
Unknown Raptor	0	0	1
Total:	11	11	520

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

Visitors:
8 people visited the hawk watch today.

Weather:
Light northeast winds and abundant cloud cover with temperatures starting around freezing, gradually rising through the day.

Raptor Observations:
Not a lot of movement today. Although, our first osprey of the season was recorded.

Non-raptor Observations:
24 species were observed from the summit today. Individuals deemed migrant included: 57 American Goldfinches 8 Common Grackles 18 European Starlings 9 Purple Finches

Predictions:
Rain and moderate northwest winds with some heavy gusts on the schedule tomorrow. Looks like a washout, but may get lucky with some visibility in the earlier part of the morning .

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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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