[Maine-birds] Fw: Bradbury Mountain State Park (24 Mar 2021) 63 Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park

Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 24, 2021
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	2	2
Turkey Vulture	38	99	99
Osprey	0	0	0
Bald Eagle	2	33	33
Northern Harrier	3	8	8
Sharp-shinned Hawk	2	11	11
Cooper's Hawk	2	20	20
Northern Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	6	46	46
Broad-winged Hawk	0	0	0
Red-tailed Hawk	8	73	73
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	0	0
Merlin	1	6	6
Peregrine Falcon	0	1	1
Unknown Accipiter	0	2	2
Unknown Buteo	1	3	3
Unknown Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	4	4
Total:	63	308	308

Observation start time:	09:00:00
Observation end time:	16:00:00
Total observation time:	7 hours
Official Counter	Andrew Sharp
Observers:	Jeannette Lovitch, Jim Pinfold

Visitors:
7 visitors today.

Weather:
The count was delayed by hour due to dense fog at the summit. A cloudy sky made spotting raptors much easier today. A cold south wind kept visitors from lingering too long on the summit.

Raptor Observations:
Today was a good day for raptors. Turkey Vulture migration is clearly ramping up. TUVU's were still migrating during the last hour of the count. We're still waiting on our first American Kestrel of the season.

Non-raptor Observations:
Species deemed migrating were as follows: American Robin: 20 American Crow: 15 Common Grackle: 20 Blackbird Spp.: 600 Canada Goose: 106 Red Crossbill: 4 Duck Spp.: 10 A total of 25 species were detected from the summit today.

Predictions:
Chance of rain tomorrow morning. South winds should bring us more birds, especially Turkey Vultures

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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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