[Maine-birds] Fwd: Bradbury Mountain State Park (20 Apr 2020) 65 Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park

Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 20, 2020
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	1	1
Turkey Vulture	0	290	557
Osprey	6	142	142
Bald Eagle	0	7	81
Northern Harrier	3	28	32
Sharp-shinned Hawk	4	213	233
Cooper's Hawk	1	25	32
Northern Goshawk	0	4	6
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	14	61
Broad-winged Hawk	43	273	273
Red-tailed Hawk	3	44	118
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	3	103	105
Merlin	1	45	47
Peregrine Falcon	0	1	1
Unknown Accipiter	1	7	11
Unknown Buteo	0	2	5
Unknown Falcon	0	2	3
Unknown Eagle	0	0	1
Unknown Raptor	0	8	9
Total:	65	1209	1718

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

Visitors:
18 people visited the hawk watch today.

Weather:
Another beautiful day to be outside! Moderate winds out of the northwest started the day, shifting north and teetering northeast into the afternoon.

Raptor Observations:
After a big push yesterday, migration activity was intermittent.

Non-raptor Observations:
33 species were observed from the summit today. Non-raptor individuals deemed migrating included: 18 Tree Swallows 1 Double-crested Cormorant

Predictions:
Another cool day tomorrow. Moderate to strong southeast winds with heavy gusts possible. Some precipitation possible in the afternoon and evening. Depending on the weather, some birds may be moving earlier in the day.

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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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