[Maine-birds] Fw: Bradbury Mountain State Park (27 Apr 2021) 79 Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park

Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 27, 2021
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	2
Turkey Vulture	0	94	603
Osprey	12	272	275
Bald Eagle	1	58	104
Northern Harrier	0	58	72
Sharp-shinned Hawk	12	457	484
Cooper's Hawk	2	47	81
Northern Goshawk	0	1	2
Red-shouldered Hawk	1	53	120
Broad-winged Hawk	47	1318	1318
Red-tailed Hawk	0	63	156
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	252	272
Merlin	2	36	44
Peregrine Falcon	1	7	10
Unknown Accipiter	0	6	10
Unknown Buteo	0	5	8
Unknown Falcon	0	4	4
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	1	28	35
Total:	79	2759	3600

Observation start time:	08:00:00
Observation end time:	16:00:00
Total observation time:	8 hours
Official Counter	Derek Lovitch, Jeannette Lovitch
Observers:	Biz Houghton, Dave Fensore, Don Thompson, Jim Pinfold, Joan Campbell

Visitors:
15 people stopped by for hawkwatching and/or a brief chat.

Weather:
Another gusty NW kinda day. But, not like the past 2 days. Skies were pretty clear with some clouds to aid in searching the skies for hawks. Temperatures were quite amenable, rising above 60F, which felt pretty nice when the wind wasn't blowing.

Raptor Observations:
Most migrant, and local bird, activity occurred during a few calmer hours in the afternoon. At one point, at least 3 Broad-winged Hawks were all displaying at the same time "out in front."

Non-raptor Observations:
Only 23 species were heard and/or seen from the summit today, with 11 Tree Swallows being the only non-raptors deemed migrating.

Predictions:
We're entering an active weather pattern with unfavorable conditions currently forecast for the next few days. the exception is tomorrow morning, however. If early morning rain stays to our south, some birds will move on light SSW winds. If the winds take a while to switch around to the SE, it might even be quite good! Clouds will dominate, however, and by the late afternoon, rain or even a few thunderstorms may arrive to bring the day to an early close. While we're now forecast to be north of a (very) warm front, a little shift further north could greatly change the forecasted weather, and forecasted hawk flight, for the end of the week.

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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
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