[Maine-birds] Fwd: Bradbury Mountain State Park (24 Apr 2021) 220 Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park
Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 24, 2021
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	2
Turkey Vulture	0	94	603
Osprey	10	246	249
Bald Eagle	4	56	102
Northern Harrier	1	56	70
Sharp-shinned Hawk	32	389	416
Cooper's Hawk	0	42	76
Northern Goshawk	0	1	2
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	52	119
Broad-winged Hawk	154	1190	1190
Red-tailed Hawk	1	63	156
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	14	233	253
Merlin	3	30	38
Peregrine Falcon	0	6	9
Unknown Accipiter	0	6	10
Unknown Buteo	0	5	8
Unknown Falcon	1	4	4
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	26	33
Total:	220	2499	3340

Observation start time:	08:00:00
Observation end time:	16:00:00
Total observation time:	8 hours
Official Counter	Andrew Sharp
Observers:	Biz Houghton, Derek Lovitch, Don Thompson, Harry Wales , Jim Pinfold, Mathew Gilbert, Zane Baker

Visitors:
This weekend is Feathers Over Freeport! This year doesn't involve any activities at the summit, but feel free to swing by and help us spot some hawks tomorrow! 35 visitors today. 3 horses stopped by to check things out. 3 green balloons were spotted. 1 Garter Snake. Info about Feathers over Freeport: https://www.maine.gov/dacf/parks/discover_history_explore_nature/activities/feathers_over_freeport.shtml

Weather:
Today was quite balmy up at the summit. Temps peaked at 68 degrees. Skies were mostly sunny, with some awesome billowing clouds building later in the day. Winds were weak to moderate out of the NW, occasionally gusting up before settling back down.

Raptor Observations:
Today was a good day! Birds were high and distant today, more so than usual. Broad-wings made up the bulk of the flight. Diversity in species was a little lacking.

Non-raptor Observations:
Non-raptors deemed migratory are as follows: Double-crested Cormorant: 34 Tree Swallow: 21 Common Loon: 1 Barn Swallow: 2 House Finch: 2 A total of 22 species were detected from the summit, including FOS Blue-headed Vireo singing this morning.

Predictions:
Tomorrow could be interesting. Overcast skies and patchy rain is not promising. But winds will be out of the south! The only way to find out what will happen is to show up tomorrow and look for hawks. Temps will be in the mid-50's. Info about Feathers over Freeport: https://www.maine.gov/dacf/parks/discover_history_explore_nature/activities/feathers_over_freeport.shtml

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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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