[Maine-birds] Fwd: Bradbury Mountain State Park (28 Apr 2020) 53 Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park

Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 28, 2020
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	1	1
Turkey Vulture	0	290	557
Osprey	11	223	223
Bald Eagle	0	9	83
Northern Harrier	0	32	36
Sharp-shinned Hawk	4	279	299
Cooper's Hawk	0	34	41
Northern Goshawk	0	4	6
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	17	64
Broad-winged Hawk	37	652	652
Red-tailed Hawk	0	50	124
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	125	127
Merlin	1	54	56
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	11	12
Total:	53	1793	2302

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:
10 people visited the hawk watch today.

Weather:
The day began with snow and poor visibility, eventually clearing by the afternoon. Moderate north winds were consistent through the day; somewhat gusty in the morning, but leveling a bit by the afternoon.

Raptor Observations:
Not much excitement or activity observed from the mountain today. Determined Broad-winged Hawks and Osprey pushing through.

Non-raptor Observations:
30 species were observed from the summit today. Individuals deemed migrating included: 2 Tree Swallows 1 Great Blue Heron 2 Canada Geese

Predictions:
A rather pleasant day tomorrow. Light northeast winds to start the day, shifting east by mid-day, and turning southeast through the afternoon. At this point in the season, we expect to see some birds moving just about any day free of inclement weather.

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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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