[Maine-birds] Fwd: Bradbury Mountain State Park (17 Apr 2020) 40 Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park

Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 17, 2020
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	1	1
Turkey Vulture	0	290	557
Osprey	6	84	84
Bald Eagle	0	7	81
Northern Harrier	1	20	24
Sharp-shinned Hawk	10	138	158
Cooper's Hawk	1	20	27
Northern Goshawk	1	4	6
Red-shouldered Hawk	1	13	60
Broad-winged Hawk	14	94	94
Red-tailed Hawk	2	33	107
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	4	51	53
Merlin	0	25	27
Peregrine Falcon	0	1	1
Unknown Accipiter	0	5	9
Unknown Buteo	0	2	5
Unknown Falcon	0	0	1
Unknown Eagle	0	0	1
Unknown Raptor	0	4	5
Total:	40	792	1301

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

Visitors:
7 people visited the hawk watch today.

Weather:
Cooler spring day on the summit. Moderate to strong west winds through the day with intermittent heavy gusts in the afternoon.

Raptor Observations:
We have stopped counting Turkey Vultures on April 15. By this point in the season there are far too many locals in the area, to definitively separate and quantify migrants from locals. Another slow day for mid-April. Strong winds from the west, did not yield much migration activity.

Non-raptor Observations:
31 species were observed from the summit today. Non-raptor individuals deemed migrating included: 2 Double-crested Cormorant 1 Belted Kingfisher 3 Tree Swallows

Predictions:
A relatively colder day tomorrow with potential for some precipitation in the morning. Light to moderate northeast winds predicted. Likely another slow migration day but, depending on weather conditions and winds speed, we may see 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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