[Maine-birds] Fwd: Bradbury Mountain State Park (05 Apr 2023) 13 Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park
Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 05, 2023
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	0
Turkey Vulture	11	82	392
Osprey	1	9	9
Bald Eagle	0	2	39
Northern Harrier	0	11	35
Sharp-shinned Hawk	0	10	30
Cooper's Hawk	0	3	14
Northern Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	6	39
Broad-winged Hawk	0	0	0
Red-tailed Hawk	0	6	57
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	1	23	31
Merlin	0	0	7
Peregrine Falcon	0	2	3
Unknown Accipiter	0	0	2
Unknown Buteo	0	0	0
Unknown Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	0	2
Total:	13	154	660

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

Visitors:
5 visitors

Weather:
Winds weren't as strong as predicted for today, which was nice. A light breeze was coming from the E and became a little stronger in the afternoon. Temps were in the mid 30's and dropped during the afternoon hours. Clouds remained over the area for the entire day. Visibility was very good.

Raptor Observations:
All of the migrants came through within about a twenty minute period and the time before and after was pretty dead. The local Coop was making the rounds today giving Hawkwatch Junco a good looking over.

Non-raptor Observations:
As I arrived today a mixed species foraging flock made of about a dozen (FOY)Golden-crowned Kinglets and a few Chickadees and Nuthatches swept through the evergreens at the summit. Another first-of-year bird was a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker which paused long enough for me to admire it's brilliant red throat using my scope.

Predictions:
Tomorrow should be warmer, in the upper 40's to 50. There does appear to be some rain moving in tonight and could turn into off and on showers during the morning with more steady rain in the afternoon. Hopefully we can get in some counting tomorrow. I'm a little concerned for visibility in the morning due to potential fog hanging around.

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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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