Bradbury Mountain State Park
Pownal, Maine, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 12, 2013
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 115 305
Osprey 1 202 204
Bald Eagle 0 9 43
Northern Harrier 0 69 75
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 164 193
Cooper's Hawk 0 29 48
Northern Goshawk 0 2 15
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 29 104
Broad-winged Hawk 0 2 2
Red-tailed Hawk 0 80 257
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 2
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 0 137 139
Merlin 0 8 11
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 4
Unknown Buteo 0 2 5
Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 10 21
Total: 2 859 1430
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 11:45:00
Total observation time: 3.75 hours
Official Counter: Katrina Fenton
Observers:
Visitors:
13. The approaching storm was unable to dissuade some hardy hikers.
Weather:
Thickly overcast skies spat a few ice pellets in the morning, warming up
for the upcoming storm. Temperatures hovered just above freezing, with a
few puffs of wind out of the east. Around 12:30, a veil of sleet slid
across the landscape, blotting out Portland, then Yarmouth, before reaching
the summit fifteen minutes later.
Raptor Observations:
Not many raptors considered migrating today. The local birds were slightly
more active, Cooper's Hawks hunted the mountainside and a Bald Eagle fished
some distant body of water. The Turkey Vulture gang visited from the pines
below the rock face, then flew in to check out the board while the counter
was getting the temperature.
Non-raptor Observations:
A few non-raptors were heading north:
duck sp.- 2 Common Loon- 2
Double-crested Cormorant- 2 European Starling- 7 American Robin- 35
Dark-eyed Junco- 3
Predictions:
Tommorrow looks like it will be a vast improvement over today. Overcast
morning skies will develop some sunny breaks. The wind will be fairly
light, decreasing throughout the day and shifting from the northwest to the
southwest by late afternoon. At least this is the current weather
prediction, we'll see if they get it right this time. In any case, there
should be birds ready to move after today's weather.
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Report submitted by Jeannette Lovitch (freeportwildbird@yahoo.com)
Bradbury Mountain State Park information may be found at:
www.freeportwildbirdsupply.com/hawkwatch.asp
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