[Maine-birds] Fwd: Bradbury Mountain State Park (14 May 2020) 22 Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park

Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: May 14, 2020
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	1
Turkey Vulture	0	0	557
Osprey	2	149	396
Bald Eagle	1	6	89
Northern Harrier	0	21	58
Sharp-shinned Hawk	3	442	774
Cooper's Hawk	0	12	56
Northern Goshawk	0	0	6
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	1	65
Broad-winged Hawk	12	1760	2507
Red-tailed Hawk	0	10	134
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	2	112	247
Merlin	2	19	77
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	0	8	22
Total:	22	2548	5019

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

Visitors:
18 people visited the hawk watch.

Weather:
Plenty of sunshine on the summit of Bradbury Mountain. Slightly stronger winds in the morning than anticipated, subsiding by mid-afternoon. Winds started out of the west, shifting northwest through the afternoon before ending west again.

Raptor Observations:
Decent migration activity, although many birds were observed at distance. Broad-winged hawks are still the most common migrant traveling on the wind.

Non-raptor Observations:
42 species were observed from the summit. Individuals deemed migrating included: 6 Chimney Swifts 2 Cliff Swallows 12 Barn Swallows 33 Tree Swallows 12 Cedar Waxwings 1 swallow sp.

Predictions:
Hard to believe tomorrow is the last day of this season's spring raptor count. The weather is looking like it could go either way. We could see precipitation at any point of the day but the most likely chance are in the late afternoon into the evening. Winds are expected to be light out of the east throughout the duration of the count. Depending on the arrival and intensity of the precipitation, we may see a few 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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