[Maine-birds] Fwd: Bradbury Mountain State Park (01 May 2024) Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park
Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: May 01, 2024
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	0
Turkey Vulture	0	0	628
Osprey	0	0	393
Bald Eagle	0	0	47
Northern Harrier	0	0	138
Sharp-shinned Hawk	0	0	387
Cooper's Hawk	0	0	30
American Goshawk	0	0	1
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	0	30
Broad-winged Hawk	0	0	1211
Red-tailed Hawk	0	0	50
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	0	294
Merlin	0	0	45
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	2
Unknown Accipiter	0	0	9
Unknown Buteo	0	0	4
Unknown Falcon	0	0	11
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	0	14
Total:	0	0	3294

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

Visitors:
5 visitors plus two separate school groups which all convened at the summit at the same time for a brief photo op' and some exploration.

Weather:
Skies were overcast for the entire day with dense fog and mist for the first few hours. Visibility was severely limited for about the first half but as the fog receded towards the coast we were left with very clear excellent visibility for another day. We were spotting object at locations we hadn't realized were visible before. We also watched medical staff walking around the Lifeflight helicopter on top of Maine Medical Center. Temps were in the 50's and winds were nonexistent.

Raptor Observations:
It took half the day before we found a single raptor in the air and the birds we did see were not up for long and did not migrate N. A handful of Turkey Vultures and a couple Broad-winged Hawks circled around in the early afternoon but soon disappeared again, leaving us with empty skies.

Non-raptor Observations:
In the morning a couple mixed species foraging flocks rolled through the trees around the summit, which provided a little song and color for such a grey day. One new bird for the season was out in plain sight. That bird being a Nashville Warbler.

Predictions:
Tomorrow's chance of showers looks like it has increased since I last looked. We may be delayed at the start and I hope it clears enough to get some consistent time in. Temps will be cooler and in the 40's with more clouds and winds from the SSE.

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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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