[Maine-birds] Fwd: HSR: Bradbury Mountain State Park (11 Apr 2013) 51 Raptors

>
> Bradbury Mountain State Park
> Pownal, Maine, USA
> Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 11, 2013
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>
> Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
> ------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
> Black Vulture 0 0 0
> Turkey Vulture 0 115 305
> Osprey 19 201 203
> Bald Eagle 0 9 43
> Northern Harrier 5 69 75
> Sharp-shinned Hawk 12 163 192
> Cooper's Hawk 1 29 48
> Northern Goshawk 0 2 15
> Red-shouldered Hawk 4 29 104
> Broad-winged Hawk 1 2 2
> Red-tailed Hawk 5 80 257
> Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 2
> Golden Eagle 0 0 1
> American Kestrel 4 137 139
> 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: 51 857 1428
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>
> Observation start time: 07:30:00
> Observation end time: 16:00:00
> Total observation time: 8.5 hours
>
> Official Counter: Katrina Fenton
>
> Observers:
>
> Visitors:
> 19.
>
>
> Weather:
> Instead of scattered showers and complete overcast, the hawkwatch was
> treated to a relatively even mixture of sun and clouds through the first
> half of the count. Overcast skies did take over in the afternoon, a
> veritable pie crust of clouds unevenly rolled, thin enough to let the sun
> seep through in places, chokingly thick in others. Temperatures reached 50,
> unaffected by the light north wind.
>
> Raptor Observations:
> A little push of buteos in the morning, taking advantage of the thermals.
> The only adult among them was the second Broad-winged Hawk of the season.
> Later in the day, food became a priority for some of the raptors. A
> Sharp-shinned Hawk plunged into the woodland, emerging half an hour later
> with a crop full of lunch. One of the local Bald Eagles had its talons full
> of something, possibly bringing a tasty snack home to the wife.
>
> Non-raptor Observations:
> A new tallent joined the mountain songsters overnight. The first Hermit
> Thrush of the Bradbury Spring wove its voice around the evergreens to add a
> melody to the trills of the Dark-eyed Juncos and the chanting of the Tufted
> Titmice.
>
> Non-raptor Migrants:
>
> duck sp.- 3 Double-crested Cormorant- 2 Common Loon- 1
> Belted Kingfisher- 1 Tree Swallow- 1 American Robin- 1
> Common Grackle- 13 Red-winged Blackbird- 2
> Brown-headed Cowbird- 4 passerine sp.- 3
>
> Predictions:
> Weather reports trying to predict tomorrow's conditions are saying it's
> complicated. Rain, snow, sleet, or all three, any way it falls, there isn't
> much of a chance the hawkwatch will happen. Hopefully Saturday will be
> better.
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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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