[Maine-birds] Fwd: Bradbury Mountain State Park (19 Apr 2020) 334 Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park

Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 19, 2020
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	1	1
Turkey Vulture	0	290	557
Osprey	43	136	136
Bald Eagle	0	7	81
Northern Harrier	4	25	29
Sharp-shinned Hawk	71	209	229
Cooper's Hawk	4	24	31
Northern Goshawk	0	4	6
Red-shouldered Hawk	1	14	61
Broad-winged Hawk	130	230	230
Red-tailed Hawk	7	41	115
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	49	100	102
Merlin	19	44	46
Peregrine Falcon	0	1	1
Unknown Accipiter	0	6	10
Unknown Buteo	0	2	5
Unknown Falcon	2	2	3
Unknown Eagle	0	0	1
Unknown Raptor	4	8	9
Total:	334	1144	1653

Observation start time:	08:00:00
Observation end time:	18:00:00
Total observation time:	10 hours
Official Counter	Luke Fultz
Observers:	Derek Lovitch, Jeannette Lovitch, Jim Pinfold, Mathew Gilbert, Scott Belongie, Tom Foley

Visitors:
14 people visited the hawk watch today.

Weather:
Warm weather and clear skies made for a beautiful day. Light to moderate southwest winds through the morning, turning south in the afternoon.

Raptor Observations:
Season high count today! Our first big push of Broad-winged Hawks came through today, as well as a heavy push of falcons. Favorable conditions produced a great flight today keeping us busy on the mountain.

Non-raptor Observations:
41 species were observed from the summit today. Individuals deemed migrating included: 111 Double-crested Cormorant 44 Tree Swallows 3 Brown-headed Cowbirds 7 Cedar Waxwings 4 Great Blue Herons 1 Purple Finch 1 Common Loon

Predictions:
Cooler tomorrow with plenty of sunshine. Winds are expected to be light out of the northwest shifting northeast by afternoon. After a great late day flight today, if winds stay light enough, I would image we will see some birds moving tomorrow.

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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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