[Maine-birds] Fw: Bradbury Mountain State Park (31 Mar 2021) 142 Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park

Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 31, 2021
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	2	2
Turkey Vulture	113	509	509
Osprey	2	3	3
Bald Eagle	3	46	46
Northern Harrier	1	14	14
Sharp-shinned Hawk	0	27	27
Cooper's Hawk	4	34	34
Northern Goshawk	0	1	1
Red-shouldered Hawk	4	67	67
Broad-winged Hawk	0	0	0
Red-tailed Hawk	4	93	93
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	8	20	20
Merlin	0	8	8
Peregrine Falcon	1	3	3
Unknown Accipiter	1	4	4
Unknown Buteo	0	3	3
Unknown Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	1	7	7
Total:	142	841	841

Observation start time:	08:00:00
Observation end time:	16:00:00
Total observation time:	8 hours
Official Counter	Andrew Sharp
Observers:

Visitors:
8 visitors today

Weather:
Today was pretty pleasant up the summit today! Cold south winds were blowing off the sea and the sun never peaked out, but temps were warm enough (high of 59 F) that it wasn't too uncomfortable.

Raptor Observations:
Today was a great day for raptors! Turkey Vultures continued to stream through (113). 2 Ospreys were sighted today, signaling the progression of the migration season.

Non-raptor Observations:
First of season Eastern Phoebe today! Another highlight was a flyby Northern Flicker. Somehow we went a whole day without sighting a single Canada Goose. Additional birds deemed migratory are as follows: Common Grackle: 10 American Goldfinch: 1 Tree Swallow: 5 American Robin: 18 Great Blue Heron: 1 Blackbird Spp: 145 Eastern Bluebird: 4

Predictions:
Winds will switch from south to north around sunrise. Chance of rain in the morning, but the second half of the day should be dry.

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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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