[Maine-birds] Fwd: Bradbury Mountain State Park (24 Apr 2020) 48 Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park

Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 24, 2020
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	1	1
Turkey Vulture	0	290	557
Osprey	10	182	182
Bald Eagle	0	8	82
Northern Harrier	2	30	34
Sharp-shinned Hawk	10	253	273
Cooper's Hawk	1	30	37
Northern Goshawk	0	4	6
Red-shouldered Hawk	3	17	64
Broad-winged Hawk	19	418	418
Red-tailed Hawk	1	48	122
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	119	121
Merlin	2	51	53
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	9	10
Total:	48	1472	1981

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

Visitors:
18 people visited the hawk watch today.

Weather:
It was a nicer day on the summit than forecast. Winds started light out of the northeast, gradually becoming southeast with a few moderate gusts by mid afternoon.

Raptor Observations:
Not a very busy day for this point in the season. However, somewhat more migration activity than expected today, considering wind direction and with a storm system to the south.

Non-raptor Observations:
30 species were observed from the summit today. Non-raptor individuals deemed migrating included: 1 Common Loon 6 Tree Swallows 6 Cedar Waxwings

Predictions:
Light northeast winds to start the day, shifting east/southeast by midday, and south through the afternoon. A sea breeze is likely in the afternoon. As long as winds stay light we'll probably 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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