[Maine-birds] Fwd: HSR: Bradbury Mountain State Park (16 Apr 2013) 178 Raptors

> Bradbury Mountain State Park
> Pownal, Maine, USA
> Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 16, 2013
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>
> Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
> ------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
> Black Vulture 0 0 0
> Turkey Vulture 0 115 305
> Osprey 31 376 378
> Bald Eagle 0 16 50
> Northern Harrier 1 96 102
> Sharp-shinned Hawk 32 294 323
> Cooper's Hawk 4 35 54
> Northern Goshawk 0 2 15
> Red-shouldered Hawk 5 40 115
> Broad-winged Hawk 65 233 233
> Red-tailed Hawk 2 90 267
> Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 2
> Golden Eagle 0 0 1
> American Kestrel 27 206 208
> Merlin 10 35 38
> Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1
> Unknown Accipiter 0 0 4
> Unknown Buteo 0 3 6
> Unknown Falcon 0 2 2
> Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
> Unknown Raptor 1 13 24
>
> Total: 178 1557 2128
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>
> Observation start time: 08:00:00
> Observation end time: 16:00:00
> Total observation time: 8 hours
>
> Official Counter: Derek Lovitch, Jeannette Lovitch
>
> Observers: Derek Lovitch, Katrina Fenton, Tom Downing
>
> Visitors:
> 11. Many other visitors to the summit quickly fled the raw winds.
>
>
> Weather:
> Forecasted southerly winds began to gust sooner than expected, and remained
> moderate-strong throughout the day. Morning sun quickly gave way to a
> thickening deck of clouds, with the first few pre-frontal drops falling as
> the count concluded.
>
> Raptor Observations:
> Based on the strength of the southerly wind and the cloudy skies, we
> expected a slow day, but once again, the raptors failed to follow the
> rules. Even the Broad-wings powered their way north; thermal development
> was minimal, and the goodly total was more than double our prediction.
>
> Non-raptor Observations:
> 32 species were seen and/or heard from the summit today. Last night's
> strong passerine flight was reflected in a considerable increase in
> Golden-crowned Kinglets in the woods, and a trickle of re-orienting
> warblers.
>
> Non-raptors deemed migrating:
> 89 Tree Swallows
> 34 Common Grackles
> 29 blackbird sp.
> 24 American Robins
> 14 warbler sp.
> 5 Canada Geese
> 5 Red-winged Blackbirds
> 4 Brown-headed Cowbirds
> 3 Double-crested Cormorants
> 2 "Yellow" Palm Warblers
> 2 Yellow-rumped Warblers
> 1 American Goldfinch
>
> Predictions:
> A cold front and associated rain is forecasted to move through tonight (but
> likely too early to result in a passerine fallout in the morning, but keep
> an eye on the timing of tonight's precip and especially the wind shift!),
> with clearing skies by morning. Mostly sunny (!) skies will be welcomed by
> hawks and hawk-watchers alike, but the strength of the NW winds will
> dictate the volume of the flight. If they remain mostly under the 10-15
> range, it could be a very good day.
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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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