[Maine-birds] Fw: Bradbury Mountain State Park (26 Apr 2021) 30 Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park

Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 26, 2021
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	2
Turkey Vulture	0	94	603
Osprey	5	260	263
Bald Eagle	1	57	103
Northern Harrier	0	58	72
Sharp-shinned Hawk	6	445	472
Cooper's Hawk	1	45	79
Northern Goshawk	0	1	2
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	52	119
Broad-winged Hawk	15	1271	1271
Red-tailed Hawk	0	63	156
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	1	252	272
Merlin	0	34	42
Peregrine Falcon	0	6	9
Unknown Accipiter	0	6	10
Unknown Buteo	0	5	8
Unknown Falcon	0	4	4
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	1	27	34
Total:	30	2680	3521

Observation start time:	08:00:00
Observation end time:	16:00:00
Total observation time:	8 hours
Official Counter	Andrew Sharp
Observers:	Earl Johnson, Jim Pinfold

Visitors:
6 visitors today.

Weather:
Another wicked gusty day up at the summit. Thankfully the sun was out and shining or it would have been pretty frigid up there. Temps ranged from 39 to 48. Winds were consistently out of the northwest.

Raptor Observations:
Today was quite slow due to the gusty north winds. It was interesting watching the few individuals that were motivated to fight the winds, you really have to admire their perseverance.

Non-raptor Observations:
Not much to report. 2 migrating Barn Swallows. 10 species were detected from the summit. Two Pine Warblers were having a serious battle up there today, they almost crashed into us mid-chase multiple times.

Predictions:
Winds will be out of the northwest again tomorrow, but not quite as gusty. Temps will be much warmer, peaking in the mid 60's. Skies 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
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