This was a great way to finish! A big thanks to our 2021 Official Counter, Andrew Sharp, and our hosts Bradbury Mountain State Park. We'll have a quick synopsis of the season posted to our website in the near future.
-Derek
Bradbury Mountain State Park
Pownal, Maine, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 15, 2021 Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total Black Vulture 0 0 2 Turkey Vulture 0 0 603 Osprey 3 110 390 Bald Eagle 3 22 127 Northern Harrier 0 18 91 Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 237 736 Cooper's Hawk 2 18 100 Northern Goshawk 0 2 4 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 6 129 Broad-winged Hawk 36 559 1962 Red-tailed Hawk 5 23 180 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 4 56 334 Merlin 3 23 71 Peregrine Falcon 1 3 13 Unknown Accipiter 0 2 12 Unknown Buteo 0 1 9 Unknown Falcon 1 4 8 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 2 11 46 Total: 64 1095 4817
Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter Andrew Sharp Observers: Biz Houghton, Dave Fensore, Derek Lovitch, Jim Pinfold, Pablo DaCosta, Tony Federer, Zane Baker
Visitors:
23 visitors today, not including a cat on a leash.
Weather:
Probably the most beautiful weather of the season today. Mostly sunny. Weak and variable winds early turned to moderate south winds as the day progressed. Temps peaked at 73 F.
Raptor Observations:
Great day, especially for the last day of the season! 2nd-year Broad-wings were migrating past the summit fairly consistently until the last 2 hours of the day. One last Peregrine rounded out a great Peregrine season.
Non-raptor Observations:
The star of the show today was a flock of 58 White-winged Scoters that flew overhead in the last minute of the count. Other non-raptors deemed migratory are as follows: -Double-crested Cormorant: 30 -Swallow Spp.: 6 -Tree Swallow: 4 -Ruby-throated Hummingbird: 2 -Pine Siskin: 1 -Eastern Kingbird: 2 35 species were detected from the summit, including FOS Scarlet Tanager and FOS Prairie Warbler.
Predictions:
Thanks for a great season, everyone! I would like to thank all the folks who came up this season to help us look for raptors up at Bradbury. A special shoutout to Jim Pinfold for being such a loyal observer this year. Without your company, I probably would have gone crazy on a few slow days! It was a pleasure meeting everyone this spring, take care! -Andrew
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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