[Maine-birds] Fwd: Bradbury Mountain State Park (30 Mar 2022) 4 Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park
Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 30, 2022
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	0
Turkey Vulture	3	185	185
Osprey	1	1	1
Bald Eagle	0	60	60
Northern Harrier	0	15	15
Sharp-shinned Hawk	0	30	30
Cooper's Hawk	0	17	17
Northern Goshawk	0	2	2
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	94	94
Broad-winged Hawk	0	0	0
Red-tailed Hawk	0	101	101
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	10	10
Merlin	0	4	4
Peregrine Falcon	0	3	3
Unknown Accipiter	0	1	1
Unknown Buteo	0	1	1
Unknown Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	1	1
Total:	4	525	525

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

Visitors:
Not many Parkgoers either. A few people interested in the count who may come back another day. 14 visitors in total.

Weather:
It was another chilly start with blustery winds from the north. Most of the day was fairly windy with strong gusts. Periods of calm in the afternoon were very pleasant. Temps eventually warmed into the 40's. Visibility was ok with the best occurring near the closing bell. There were great species of clouds today with some nice Cirrus which looked like they had been smeared by a palette knife.

Raptor Observations:
Not much yet again. A few Turkey Vultures were hanging around along with some Red-tails, which at least gave us something to look at. Our first Osprey of the season was spotted mid morning about a mile away as it was hovering over a local brook to the southwest.

Non-raptor Observations:
Very slow and quiet up there. An Eastern Phoebe was a welcome sound to break the monotony of wind and passing cars. Dave and I searched all over for a bird of any kind later in the day, and it was a bit of a struggle. We turned up a couple of Ravens but that's about it. 2 Killdeer a couple Purple Finches and a Goldfinch were the only birds traveling north, that I could find.

Predictions:
Tomorrow looks to be mostly overcast with highs in the 40's. A warm front will be approaching and with it some rain. Precip potential should remain low throughout the day with an increasing chance of showers later in the day. Heavier rains will likely occur after dark. The approaching evening rain looks like it could be close enough to have an effect on the daytime flight. It'll be interesting to see what moves out ahead.

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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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