Bradbury Mountain State ParkPownal, Maine, USA
| Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 27, 2022 |
| Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Black Vulture | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 285 | 470 |
| Osprey | 0 | 222 | 223 |
| Bald Eagle | 0 | 20 | 80 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 58 | 73 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 436 | 466 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 0 | 26 | 43 |
| Northern Goshawk | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 0 | 26 | 120 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 1190 | 1190 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 31 | 132 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 230 | 240 |
| Merlin | 0 | 28 | 32 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Unknown Accipiter | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 12 | 13 |
| Total: | 0 | 2578 | 3103 |
| Observation start time: | 12:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 15:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 2.42 hours |
| Official Counter | Zane Baker |
| Observers: | |
Visitors:Zilch.
Weather:Rain kept me away for the first half of the day. After hours of pacing and watching the radar I chose to open for 1pm EDT. I was met with fair visibility and a few drops of water. The sun was being shy but giving away it's location amidst the thin layer of clouds. Shortly after setting up, more steady rain showers arrived and persisted through the time I departed at 3:30. While I searched the overcast skies the winds remained light from the WNW and temps were comfortable, about 47 degrees.
Raptor Observations:Jack squat.
Non-raptor Observations:I heard the Barred Owl call for the first time in a while, this time from a location deeper in the park, to the north. Or could there be more than one pair we hear?
Predictions:There's a chance we'll see a little more sun tomorrow but we're going to be dealing with a lot more wind, again. NW winds could be blowing in the upper teens and twenties with gusts in the thirties, all, day, long. Temps will be in the 40's again. If this weather persists it could be a slow drip of birds right to the finish. I'm not convinced we'll have a day like yesterday but we ought to be able put more on the board than today.
Report submitted by Jeannette Lovitch (
freeportwildbird@yahoo.com)
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