[Maine-birds] Fwd: Bradbury Mountain State Park (25 Apr 2020) 138 Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park

Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 25, 2020
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	1	1
Turkey Vulture	0	290	557
Osprey	19	201	201
Bald Eagle	1	9	83
Northern Harrier	2	32	36
Sharp-shinned Hawk	13	266	286
Cooper's Hawk	3	33	40
Northern Goshawk	0	4	6
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	17	64
Broad-winged Hawk	91	509	509
Red-tailed Hawk	2	50	124
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	4	123	125
Merlin	1	52	54
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	2	11	12
Total:	138	1610	2119

Observation start time:	08:00:00
Observation end time:	16:00:00
Total observation time:	8 hours
Official Counter	Luke Fultz
Observers:	Derek Lovitch, Jeannette Lovitch, Jim Pinfold, Mathew Gilbert, Pat Moynahan, Scott Belongie

Visitors:
13 people visited the hawk watch today.

Weather:
A warm day on the summit. Winds started out the Northeast immediately shifting east, until shifting south through the afternoon. Winds were slightly stronger than predicted.

Raptor Observations:
Decent migration activity today. Broad-winged hawks dominated the numbers, not surprisingly. Many birds were pretty close to or flying right over the summit today offering good looks and observation.

Non-raptor Observations:
34 species were observed from the summit today. Individuals deemed migrating included: 2 Canada Geese 11 Double-crested Cormorant 18 Tree Swallows 1 Common Merganser 5 Yellow-rumped Warblers

Predictions:
Light southeast winds tomorrow, turning east by the end of the day. Precipitation is expected to hold off through day with potential increasing into the evening. With light southeast winds, it is likely we'll see some birds moving ahead of the encroaching weather system.

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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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