[Maine-birds] Fw: Bradbury Mountain State Park (21 Mar 2023) 49 Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park
Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 21, 2023
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	0
Turkey Vulture	29	92	92
Osprey	0	0	0
Bald Eagle	1	27	27
Northern Harrier	1	5	5
Sharp-shinned Hawk	3	6	6
Cooper's Hawk	2	5	5
Northern Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	4	21	21
Broad-winged Hawk	0	0	0
Red-tailed Hawk	8	26	26
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	1	2	2
Merlin	0	0	0
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Accipiter	0	1	1
Unknown Buteo	0	0	0
Unknown Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	0	0
Total:	49	185	185

Observation start time:	08:00:00
Observation end time:	16:00:00
Total observation time:	8 hours
Official Counter	Jeannette Lovitch
Observers:	Nate Johnson, Will Almeida

Visitors:
Not many folks ventured up to the summit today. 7 people visited the hawkwatch.

Weather:
Winds were out of the west most of the day today. They varied from light to gusty at times. A mostly clear sky gave way to clouds rather quickly in the morning, only to brighten up again for the afternoon. Temperatures reached a pleasant 50F.

Raptor Observations:
It didn't seem like a busy day, but the Turkey Vultures helped pad the numbers. A little burst of Red-tailed Hawks in the afternoon with some nice looks overhead added a little fun. Local birds were not overly active, but a pair of Red-tailed Hawks and several adult Bald Eagles were seen regularly.

Non-raptor Observations:
Blackbirds (especially Common Grackles) and Canada Geese were moving this morning. The highlight however was a total of 7 Sandhill Cranes. One lone bird was spotted midday, soaring overhead. Then in the late afternoon light, a flock of 6 were seen flying west to east. 30 birds were observed from the summit today. Those deemed migrating included: 246 Common Grackles 94 Canada Geese 64 Red-winged Blackbirds 33 blackbird sp. 6 American Robins 4 Eastern Bluebirds 1 Common Merganser 1 Killdeer 1 Pine Siskin

Predictions:
Tomorrow should be partly sunny with temperatures in the mid-40s. The winds look to be pretty light, but northeast shifting to southeast. Not a great wind direction for our site unfortunately, but if they stay light enough, and shift more southerly early enough, we may see a few birds.

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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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