[Maine-birds] Fwd: Bradbury Mountain State Park (02 May 2020) 285 Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park

Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: May 02, 2020
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	1
Turkey Vulture	0	0	557
Osprey	21	21	268
Bald Eagle	0	0	83
Northern Harrier	0	0	37
Sharp-shinned Hawk	40	40	372
Cooper's Hawk	2	2	46
Northern Goshawk	0	0	6
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	0	64
Broad-winged Hawk	213	213	960
Red-tailed Hawk	1	1	125
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	5	5	140
Merlin	0	0	58
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	1
Unknown Accipiter	0	0	11
Unknown Buteo	1	1	6
Unknown Falcon	0	0	4
Unknown Eagle	0	0	1
Unknown Raptor	2	2	16
Total:	285	285	2756

Observation start time:	08:00:00
Observation end time:	16:45:00
Total observation time:	8.75 hours
Official Counter	Luke Fultz
Observers:	Derek Lovitch, Jim Pinfold, Steve Moore

Visitors:
18 people visited the hawk watch today.

Weather:
Warm, sunny spring day with great visibility; Warmest day on the summit this season. The day began with moderate northeast winds shifting northwest through the day.

Raptor Observations:
Winds were a bit stronger than desirable today, but determined migrants were still pushing through. Broad-winged Hawks are the most prominently observed species at this point in the season.

Non-raptor Observations:
Many Tree Swallows were observed migrating through today. 32 species were observed from the summit. Individuals deemed migrating included: 1 Common Merganser 1 Purple Finch 67 Yellow-rumped Warblers 193 Double-crested Cormorant 6 Barn Swallows 297 Tree Swallows 39 blackbird sp.

Predictions:
Another warm day with a lot more clouds in the sky. Light southwest winds in the morning, shifting south by afternoon and southeast by the end of the day. I'm expecting a pretty good flight tomorrow, especially early in the day, if predicted conditions hold.

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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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