[Maine-birds] Fw: Bradbury Mountain State Park (23 Apr 2024) 56 Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park
Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 23, 2024
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	0
Turkey Vulture	0	355	628
Osprey	10	360	361
Bald Eagle	1	18	40
Northern Harrier	1	121	133
Sharp-shinned Hawk	9	318	336
Cooper's Hawk	0	13	25
American Goshawk	0	1	1
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	8	30
Broad-winged Hawk	34	1111	1111
Red-tailed Hawk	0	19	49
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	1	274	274
Merlin	0	23	29
Peregrine Falcon	0	1	2
Unknown Accipiter	0	7	7
Unknown Buteo	0	4	4
Unknown Falcon	0	9	10
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	14	14
Total:	56	2656	3054

Observation start time:	08:00:00
Observation end time:	16:00:00
Total observation time:	8 hours
Official Counter	Derek Lovitch, Jeannette Lovitch
Observers:	Carolyn Fensore, Dave Fensore, Jim Pinfold

Visitors:
25 people visited the Hawkwatch today, including several with binoculars who braved the conditions for a bit.

Weather:
It was bright and sunny all day, but the S and SSE wind in the face all day was brutal. It was a little breezy to start, but didn't take long for the wind to pick up and become very gusty. Temperatures reached the mid-50s.

Raptor Observations:
Despite the strong seabreeze, hawks were moving today. Many were quite a distance out or up, but some nice close flyovers by Broad-winged Hawks were had. Local Broad-winged, Red-tailed, and Bald Eagles were out and about. Red-tails in particular were actively kiting in the late afternoon.

Non-raptor Observations:
The wind was perhaps too much for passerines. Only 1 Yelow-rumped Warbler and 3 Tree Swallows were observed as migrants. Several flocks of Double-crested Cormorants were viewed however, with a total of 201 counted. 25 species were observed from the summit today.

Predictions:
A weak area of low pressure moving along with a cold front is likely to produce showers in the morning, although the extent of them is uncertain. With southwesterly winds forecast for most of the day, there should be birds moving as long as there isn't too much rain. The front should clear during the day, bringing showers to an end, but perhaps not shifting the winds until the end of the count period. A little clearing and southwest winds could make for an interesting afternoon, but I probably just jinxed it for Zane.

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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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