[Maine-birds] Fw: Bradbury Mountain State Park (19 Apr 2021) 576 Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park

Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 19, 2021
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	2
Turkey Vulture	2	94	603
Osprey	55	150	153
Bald Eagle	6	45	91
Northern Harrier	16	41	55
Sharp-shinned Hawk	43	135	162
Cooper's Hawk	5	33	67
Northern Goshawk	0	1	2
Red-shouldered Hawk	1	47	114
Broad-winged Hawk	408	477	477
Red-tailed Hawk	7	58	151
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	24	114	134
Merlin	1	10	18
Peregrine Falcon	0	4	7
Unknown Accipiter	1	5	9
Unknown Buteo	0	5	8
Unknown Falcon	0	2	2
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	7	21	28
Total:	576	1242	2083

Observation start time:	08:00:00
Observation end time:	16:00:00
Total observation time:	8 hours
Official Counter	Andrew Sharp
Observers:	Dave Fensore, Don Thompson, Jeannette Lovitch, Jim Pinfold, Mathew Gilbert, Rob Peale, Tom Downing, Tom Foley, Zane Baker

Visitors:
30 visitors today. Lots of birders up at the summit helping us today, so many that I certainly missed some names and some very helpful folks will likely be left off the official observer's list, my apologies!

Weather:
Today was super nice up at the summit. Temps ranged from 48 to 63. Winds were fairly calm out of the west for the first half of the day, but rotated to the south and increased in magnitude as the day progressed. Skies were partly cloudy all day.

Raptor Observations:
Today was a great day, with lots of Broad-wings and good raptor diversity! In our best hour, we had 123 Broad-wings. Due to the awesome thermal development today, most broad-wings were way up above our heads; tiny specks in the sky. During the last 90 minutes of the day, the thermals started to get knocked down and birds passed by fairly close.

Non-raptor Observations:
1 Glossy Ibis was spotted today! Other migrants are as follows: Great Blue Heron: 5 Canada Goose: 4 American Robin: 1 Common Grackle: 1 Killdeer: 1 Double-crested Cormorant: 100 Tree Swallow: 62 Passerine Spp.: 25 30 species were detected from the summit, including FOS Yellow-rumped Warbler.

Predictions:
Tomorrow is destined to be another great Broad-wing day. Winds will be moderate out of the southwest, and skies will be partly cloudy. It's going to be hot (temps peaking in the high 60's).

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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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