[Maine-birds] Fwd: Bradbury Mountain State Park (22 Apr 2020) 25 Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park

Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 22, 2020
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	1	1
Turkey Vulture	0	290	557
Osprey	4	159	159
Bald Eagle	0	8	82
Northern Harrier	0	28	32
Sharp-shinned Hawk	1	225	245
Cooper's Hawk	2	29	36
Northern Goshawk	0	4	6
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	14	61
Broad-winged Hawk	12	323	323
Red-tailed Hawk	1	45	119
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	4	119	121
Merlin	1	49	51
Peregrine Falcon	0	1	1
Unknown Accipiter	0	7	11
Unknown Buteo	0	2	5
Unknown Falcon	0	2	3
Unknown Eagle	0	0	1
Unknown Raptor	0	8	9
Total:	25	1314	1823

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:
6 people visited the hawk watch today. Strong winds kept most visits brief.

Weather:
Another cool and windy day on the summit. Moderate winds started the day getting stronger as the day went on, accompanied by some very strong gusts at times.

Raptor Observations:
Winds were just a bit too strong for many birds to be moving. The few that were observed migrating were quite low again due to strong winds.

Non-raptor Observations:
27 species were observed from the summit. Individuals deemed migrating included: 3 American Goldfinches 1 Double-crested Cormorants

Predictions:
Somewhat warmer with plenty of sunshine forecast for tomorrow. Moderate west winds turning southwest and carrying strong gusts into the afternoon. If winds behave as predicted, it could be a good day for diurnal raptor migration.

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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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