[Maine-birds] Fwd: Bradbury Mountain State Park (29 Apr 2021) 5 Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park
Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 29, 2021
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	2
Turkey Vulture	0	94	603
Osprey	0	277	280
Bald Eagle	0	59	105
Northern Harrier	1	59	73
Sharp-shinned Hawk	1	472	499
Cooper's Hawk	0	48	82
Northern Goshawk	0	1	2
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	56	123
Broad-winged Hawk	3	1403	1403
Red-tailed Hawk	0	64	157
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	258	278
Merlin	0	40	48
Peregrine Falcon	0	7	10
Unknown Accipiter	0	6	10
Unknown Buteo	0	5	8
Unknown Falcon	0	4	4
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	28	35
Total:	5	2881	3722

Observation start time:	09:00:00
Observation end time:	16:00:00
Total observation time:	6 hours
Official Counter	Andrew Sharp
Observers:	Derek Lovitch

Visitors:
6 visitors today. Thacher Carter, a reporter from The Times Record, stopped by to conduct a quick interview. This was probably the highlight of the day. Read the excellent article here: https://www.pressherald.com/2021/04/29/what-makes-bradbury-mountain-in-pownal-such-a-hot-spot-for-hawks/

Weather:
The count today was delayed by 90 minutes due to fog and ended 30 minutes early due to rain. Overcast skies all day. Gentle winds out of the south. Temps fairly comfortable, hovering at about 50 degrees all day.

Raptor Observations:
Slowwwwwwww! The precip south of us apparently cut off our supply of raptors.

Non-raptor Observations:
Non-migrants deemed migratory are as follows: -American Goldfinch: 2 -Yellow-rumped Warbler: 13 -Chipping Sparrow: 1 -Swallow Spp.: 5 -Passerine Spp.: 30 26 species detected from the summit.

Predictions:
Rainy tomorrow. Hard to say for sure but it's unlikely a full day of counting will occur. Moderate winds out of the northwest. Temps in the low 50'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
More information at hawkcount.org: [Site Profile] [Day Summary] [Month Summary]

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