Bradbury Mountain State ParkPownal, Maine, USA
| Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 21, 2024 |
| Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Black Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turkey Vulture | 1 | 189 | 189 |
| Osprey | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bald Eagle | 1 | 17 | 17 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 0 | 19 | 19 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 26 | 26 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merlin | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown Accipiter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total: | 3 | 289 | 289 |
| 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:Only 6 visitors and not many other parkgoers.
Weather:Temps started to drop during the overnight period bringing in a light coating of snow. The summit was as slippery as I've ever seen it, with a fine layer of clear ice covering the exposed granite. The clear skies and direct sun melted the ice quickly. The temps remained lower and in the low 30's but the strong and persistent W winds made for a much chillier day. Visibility had lots of heat shimmer through optics.
Raptor Observations:Most birds were grounded today. One very determined Sharpie decided to plow ahead. Only a couple of local birds took to the air later in the day.
Non-raptor Observations:With the strong winds it was hard to hear bird song but I don't think I was missing too much as everything appeared to have taken shelter. 2 Killdeer were the only thing moving and they were going south.
Predictions:Tomorrow looks like it will pick up where today left off, with strong W winds, clear skies, and low temps. Clouds may increase during the afternoon as there is some wet weather predicted for the weekend. Hopefully something is flying out ahead of the storm.
Report submitted by Jeannette Lovitch (
freeportwildbird@yahoo.com)
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