[Maine-birds] Fw: Bradbury Mountain State Park (28 Mar 2021) 12 Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park

Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 28, 2021
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	2	2
Turkey Vulture	11	354	354
Osprey	0	1	1
Bald Eagle	1	42	42
Northern Harrier	0	8	8
Sharp-shinned Hawk	0	22	22
Cooper's Hawk	0	27	27
Northern Goshawk	0	1	1
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	63	63
Broad-winged Hawk	0	0	0
Red-tailed Hawk	0	86	86
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	7	7
Merlin	0	8	8
Peregrine Falcon	0	2	2
Unknown Accipiter	0	3	3
Unknown Buteo	0	3	3
Unknown Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	6	6
Total:	12	635	635

Observation start time:	08:00:00
Observation end time:	13:00:00
Total observation time:	5 hours
Official Counter	Andrew Sharp
Observers:

Visitors:
4 cold visitors today.

Weather:
Temperatures weren't terribly cold up at the summit but a wicked south gust off the ocean made conditions difficult to bear. The count was abandoned due to rain at 1pm EST.

Raptor Observations:
We were expecting to see some migration carry over from yesterday into this morning, but that did not materialize. A handfull of Turkey Vultures and a Bald Eagle were detected from the summit before the rain hit.

Non-raptor Observations:
Decent American Robin flight (220). Other birds deemed migratory are as follows: -Common Grackle: 1 -American Goldfinch: 1 -Canada Goose: 20 A total of 12 species were detected from the summit.

Predictions:
There is a high wind advisory in place for tomorrow. If it holds, we won't conduct a count. Otherwise, winds will be strong out of the northwest, not an ideal wind for migrating raptors.

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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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