[Maine-birds] Fw: Bradbury Mountain State Park (13 Apr 2021) 12 Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park

Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 13, 2021
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	2
Turkey Vulture	4	90	599
Osprey	4	37	40
Bald Eagle	0	34	80
Northern Harrier	0	11	25
Sharp-shinned Hawk	1	78	105
Cooper's Hawk	1	22	56
Northern Goshawk	0	1	2
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	37	104
Broad-winged Hawk	1	17	17
Red-tailed Hawk	0	45	138
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	1	71	91
Merlin	0	4	12
Peregrine Falcon	0	2	5
Unknown Accipiter	0	4	8
Unknown Buteo	0	5	8
Unknown Falcon	0	1	1
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	10	17
Total:	12	469	1310

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

Visitors:
9 visitors today. FOS gender reveal (it's a girl).

Weather:
The first half of the day was overcast, the 2nd half was gorgeous, with blue skies and puffy white clouds. Temps were very comfortable, ranging from 48 to 62 degrees.

Raptor Observations:
Another slow day. Northeast winds are not our friend.

Non-raptor Observations:
Not much else moving today. 1 Tree Swallow and 2 American Goldfinches seen headed north. 23 species were detected from the summit.

Predictions:
Northeast winds in the morning, switching to southeast around lunch time. High temps in the mid-50's, mostly sunny.

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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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