[Maine-birds] Fwd: Bradbury Mountain State Park (14 May 2021) 15 Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park
Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: May 14, 2021
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	2
Turkey Vulture	0	0	603
Osprey	1	107	387
Bald Eagle	3	19	124
Northern Harrier	0	18	91
Sharp-shinned Hawk	2	234	733
Cooper's Hawk	1	16	98
Northern Goshawk	0	2	4
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	5	128
Broad-winged Hawk	5	523	1926
Red-tailed Hawk	1	18	175
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	52	330
Merlin	2	20	68
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:	15	1031	4753

Observation start time:	08:00:00
Observation end time:	16:00:00
Total observation time:	8 hours
Official Counter	Andrew Sharp
Observers:	Dave Fensore, Derek Lovitch, Jim Pinfold

Visitors:
8 visitors today. 2 Horses.

Weather:
Another gorgeous and toasty day. Sunny skies. High of 76!! Winds weak out of the northwest all day.

Raptor Observations:
Another slow day. 2 Merlins buzzed the summit. Local Broad-wings continue to raise a ruckus.

Non-raptor Observations:
Non-raptors deemed migratory are as follows: -Chimney Swift: 7 -Bank Swallow: 1 -Tree Swallow: 6 -Barn Swallow: 12 -Cliff Swallow: 2 -Swallow Spp.: 3 -Ruby-throated Hummingbird: 1 -Eastern Kingbird: 2 -Double-crested Cormorant: 1 37 species detected from the summit. FOS groundhog spotted down in one of the Pownal fields. FOS Cape May Warbler.

Predictions:
Tomorrow is the last day of the 2021 season!!! Come up and count some hawks! Finally, the conditions are shifting in our favor. Winds will start out of the north but will quickly shift to the south. Skies mostly sunny, temps warm.

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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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