Bradbury Mountain State Park
Pownal, Maine, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 12, 2021 Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total Black Vulture 0 0 2 Turkey Vulture 9 86 595 Osprey 0 33 36 Bald Eagle 0 34 80 Northern Harrier 0 11 25 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 77 104 Cooper's Hawk 0 21 55 Northern Goshawk 0 1 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 37 104 Broad-winged Hawk 0 16 16 Red-tailed Hawk 0 45 138 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 70 90 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: 12 457 1298
Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter Derek Lovitch, Jeannette Lovitch Observers:
Visitors:
7 people visited the Hawkwatch today.
Weather:
The weather was not as bad as we had feared, at least from a comfort standpoint with enough clothes. The morning featured some patchy drizzle and moderate north wind. As the day progressed, winds died down a bit and shifted to the east. The sun peeked out at the end of the day and temperatures stayed pretty constant around 50F.
Raptor Observations:
A slow raptor migration day. The sightings were spread out throughout the day, with one kettle of 6 Turkey Vultures accounting for half the total. A few locals were out and about, but even they were not too active, and mostly in the later day when the sun broke out. A dog fight between an immature Red-shouldered and adult Red-tailed Hawk was entertaining in the afternoon, however.
Non-raptor Observations:
Not much else was moving either. One Palm Warbler spent a few minutes at the summit, but no other species were deemed as migrating today. 27 species were seen or heard from the summit today.
Predictions:
Low pressure off of Nova Scotia continues to spin and keep us in a northeasterly flow for at least one more day. Overall, tomorrow is forecast to be quite similar to today, but with more sun and a few degrees warmer. That will hopefully encourage a few more migrants to move than did today.
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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