[Maine-birds] Fwd: Bradbury Mountain State Park (06 Apr 2024) Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park
Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 06, 2024
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	0
Turkey Vulture	0	34	307
Osprey	0	4	5
Bald Eagle	0	4	26
Northern Harrier	0	6	18
Sharp-shinned Hawk	0	14	32
Cooper's Hawk	0	2	14
American Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	2	24
Broad-winged Hawk	0	0	0
Red-tailed Hawk	0	4	34
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	6	6
Merlin	0	0	6
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	1
Unknown Accipiter	0	0	0
Unknown Buteo	0	0	0
Unknown Falcon	0	1	2
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	0	0
Total:	0	77	475

(No count conducted today)



Visitors:
While making a quick scan from the top, I overheard some unofficial hawkcount visitors express some incredulity over our Sandhill Crane sightings which they were reading about on the kiosk. I let them squabble amongst themselves, I'm on break.

Weather:
It's the third day in a row we've been closed out on account of the weather. There were a number of times when the skies brightened and I thought I might make it up but was quickly thwarted by more light rain and persistent drizzle. The radar looked like the aftermath of a productive sneeze, and continued to fill in from the NE. I did go to the summit today but it was mostly to complete my own data set of Summit Trail ascent times and assess ease of access. The climb is a little slow and the trail is very wet with about 3"-4" of slush, and quite slick.

Raptor Observations:


Non-raptor Observations:


Predictions:
There is a high degree of confidence I will be on the mountain for a full day tomorrow. Will we be seeing any birds? I think so but maybe not as many as we hope, just yet. Winds are supposed to be pretty strong, from the NNE which might deter a few birds. Temps will start out kind of chilly but should climb into the 40's. Skies will likely be fairly cloudy.

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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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