[Maine-birds] Fwd: Bradbury Mountain State Park (11 May 2021) 19 Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park
Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: May 11, 2021
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	2
Turkey Vulture	0	0	603
Osprey	9	104	384
Bald Eagle	0	13	118
Northern Harrier	0	17	90
Sharp-shinned Hawk	4	228	727
Cooper's Hawk	1	13	95
Northern Goshawk	0	2	4
Red-shouldered Hawk	1	5	128
Broad-winged Hawk	2	513	1916
Red-tailed Hawk	0	15	172
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	1	51	329
Merlin	1	17	65
Peregrine Falcon	0	2	12
Unknown Accipiter	0	2	12
Unknown Buteo	0	1	9
Unknown Falcon	0	3	7
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	9	44
Total:	19	995	4717

Observation start time:	08:00:00
Observation end time:	16:00:00
Total observation time:	8 hours
Official Counter	Andrew Sharp
Observers:	Dave Fensore, Ian, Zane Baker

Visitors:
7 visitors today.

Weather:
Today was mostly cloudy, but there were periods of sun. There were also several 2-10 minute periods of light rain, with a little bit of pebble-sized hail at one point. Winds were out of the west, weak for most of the day but ended strong. Temps ranged from 51 to 57 F.

Raptor Observations:
Slow today, all migrants were quite distant to the east. For the 3rd time in 2 days, a Northern Harrier was seen flying south.

Non-raptor Observations:
Non-raptors deemed migratory are as follows: -Yellow-rumped Warbler: 2 -American Goldfinch: 3 -Double-crested Cormorant: 1 -Common Loon:1 -Tree Swallow: 3 -Chimney Swift: 2 A Great-crested Flycatcher was being quiet noisy (typical) around the summit this morning.

Predictions:
Mostly cloudy tomorrow. Winds weak-to-moderate out of the northwest. High in the high 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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