[Maine-birds] Fwd: Bradbury Mountain State Park (25 Apr 2022) 52 Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park
Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 25, 2022
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	1	1
Turkey Vulture	0	285	470
Osprey	4	204	205
Bald Eagle	0	20	80
Northern Harrier	0	58	73
Sharp-shinned Hawk	8	404	434
Cooper's Hawk	0	22	39
Northern Goshawk	0	1	3
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	26	120
Broad-winged Hawk	27	954	954
Red-tailed Hawk	0	29	130
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	7	226	236
Merlin	5	27	31
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	3
Unknown Accipiter	0	5	6
Unknown Buteo	0	4	5
Unknown Falcon	0	2	2
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	1	11	12
Total:	52	2279	2804

Observation start time:	08:00:00
Observation end time:	16:00:00
Total observation time:	8 hours
Official Counter	Zane Baker
Observers:	Biz Houghton, Dave Fensore, Jim Pinfold

Visitors:
The park was very quiet with only 16 people coming by.

Weather:
High and thin clouds stuck around all day, with periods of brighter skies then more shaded. Temps struggled to get into the 50's and the wind-chill really cooled things down. It was easterly and southerly winds with wind speeds increasing substantially in the afternoon. Visibility was okay.

Raptor Observations:
It was a slow trickle of migrants, some up above, far out and up close. A close Merlin and Osprey were the two closest birds which gave great views in the afternoon light. There now appears to be at least two pairs of local Broad-wings and possibly three who are setting up territories. Most of the birds I kept spotting in the morning were BW's displaying and having disputes.

Non-raptor Observations:
Our first Blue-headed Vireo of the season greeted me at the summit this am with a couple brief notes. Later in the morning it sang in earnest. 22 species were seen or heard from the summit today.

Predictions:
Tomorrow morning could be interesting. There is some rain moving into the area but hopefully we get a few hours before it moves in. Winds look like they may be shifting south overnight and maybe just getting a little tincture of southwest in the morning. Temps will be similar to today, in the low 50's. If it stays dry long enough there could be birds getting ahead of the rain.

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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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