[Maine-birds] Fwd: Bradbury Mountain State Park (11 May 2020) 53 Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park

Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: May 11, 2020
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	1
Turkey Vulture	0	0	557
Osprey	13	145	392
Bald Eagle	0	5	88
Northern Harrier	0	20	57
Sharp-shinned Hawk	14	437	769
Cooper's Hawk	0	12	56
Northern Goshawk	0	0	6
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	1	65
Broad-winged Hawk	19	1744	2491
Red-tailed Hawk	1	10	134
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	4	110	245
Merlin	1	17	75
Peregrine Falcon	0	6	7
Unknown Accipiter	0	0	11
Unknown Buteo	0	1	6
Unknown Falcon	0	1	5
Unknown Eagle	0	0	1
Unknown Raptor	1	8	22
Total:	53	2517	4988

Observation start time:	08:00:00
Observation end time:	16:00:00
Total observation time:	8 hours
Official Counter	Luke Fultz
Observers:	Jeannette Lovitch, Jim Pinfold

Visitors:
13 people visited the hawk watch today.

Weather:
Sunny and warm on the summit to start the day with clouds increasing through the day. Winds began light out of the southwest, quickly turning south, eventually ending southeast. Wind speed picked up a bit in the afternoon, becoming quite gusty at times.

Raptor Observations:
Slow start to the day, although some migration activity was observed before the storm arrived. The bulk of activity was around mid-day.

Non-raptor Observations:
43 species were observed from the summit today. Individuals deemed migrating included: 1 Great Blue Heron 4 Yellow-rumped Warblers 3 Barn Swallows 7 Tree Swallows 9 Cedar Waxwings 5 Common Loons 10 Double-crested Cormorant

Predictions:
Plenty of sunshine tomorrow but windy. Moderate to strong northwest winds, carrying heavy gusts through the afternoon. If the winds aren't too strong, we could see some birds moving through the area.

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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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