[Maine-birds] Fwd: Bradbury Mountain State Park (29 Apr 2020) 155 Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park

Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 29, 2020
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	1	1
Turkey Vulture	0	290	557
Osprey	22	245	245
Bald Eagle	0	9	83
Northern Harrier	1	33	37
Sharp-shinned Hawk	30	309	329
Cooper's Hawk	3	37	44
Northern Goshawk	0	4	6
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	17	64
Broad-winged Hawk	86	738	738
Red-tailed Hawk	0	50	124
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	8	133	135
Merlin	2	56	58
Peregrine Falcon	0	1	1
Unknown Accipiter	0	7	11
Unknown Buteo	0	2	5
Unknown Falcon	1	3	4
Unknown Eagle	0	0	1
Unknown Raptor	2	13	14
Total:	155	1948	2457

Observation start time:	08:00:00
Observation end time:	16:00:00
Total observation time:	8 hours
Official Counter	Luke Fultz
Observers:	Jessica Costa, Jim Pinfold, Michael Boardman, Michael Stuart, Tom Downing

Visitors:
25 people visited the hawk watch today.

Weather:
Plenty of sunshine with only a few clouds in the sky all day. Winds started relatively light out of the northeast, shifting east a little sooner than anticipated, becoming southeast by afternoon, and more south by the end of the day.

Raptor Observations:
A solid push of migration activity today. A good many Osprey, accipiters, Broad-winged hawks, and a handful of falcons navigating the skies.

Non-raptor Observations:
Fantastic Double-crested Cormorant flight today! 34 species were observed from the summit today. Individuals deemed migrating included: 1455 Double-crested Cormorants 31 Tree Swallows 7 Yellow-rumped Warblers 2 Purple Finches 1 Red-winged Blackbird

Predictions:
Cooler tomorrow with moderate southeast winds. Precipitation is possible in the afternoon. If precipitation arrives early it may cut the count short. The weather system moving into the area tomorrow afternoon exhibits a good summary of the pattern that we've experienced this season. Instead of cold fronts being preceded by southwest winds, we will once again see southeasterlies ahead of the approaching low pressure system. SE is just not as productive as SW at our count site, probably because it shunts migrants inland before they reach us as the terminus of the coastal plain.

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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
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