[Maine-birds] Fwd: HSR: Bradbury Mountain State Park (02 Apr 2013) 25 Raptors

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> Bradbury Mountain State Park
> Pownal, Maine, USA
> Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 02, 2013
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> Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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> Black Vulture 0 0 0
> Turkey Vulture 8 21 211
> Osprey 1 3 5
> Bald Eagle 1 3 37
> Northern Harrier 2 5 11
> Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 8 37
> Cooper's Hawk 1 8 27
> Northern Goshawk 0 0 13
> Red-shouldered Hawk 2 6 81
> Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
> Red-tailed Hawk 9 28 205
> Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 2
> Golden Eagle 0 0 1
> American Kestrel 0 1 3
> Merlin 0 1 4
> Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
> Unknown Accipiter 0 0 4
> Unknown Buteo 0 0 3
> Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
> Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
> Unknown Raptor 0 0 11
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> Total: 25 84 655
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> Observation start time: 08:00:00
> Observation end time: 16:00:00
> Total observation time: 8 hours
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> Official Counter: Katrina Fenton
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> Observers:
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> Visitors:
> 20.
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> Weather:
> As promised, it was on the windy side today, with westerly gusts of upwards
> of 30mph, though 15-20mph was the norm. Temperatures crawled over freezing
> around noon, and they didn't get much higher. The sky was mostly cloudy
> with just enough sun to start to warm things up a bit before the next cloud
> raced overhead.
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> Raptor Observations:
> The wind was a stuggle for migrants, even the Bald Eagles were getting
> knocked around a bit in the larger gusts. The only Sharp-shinned hawk and
> Red-shouldered Hawks came through in the morning before it became too
> brisk. The local Red-tailed Hawk spent the day nonchalantly kiting in front
> of the hawkwatch, its tail a red flag warning that squirrel dinner was only
> a stoop away.
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> Non-raptor Observations:
> A moose visited the summit sometime before the count started this morning,
> leaving its tracks in the muddier parts of the trails.
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> Non-raptor migrants:
> Canada Goose- 48
> Common Merganser- 2
> duck sp.- 2
> American Robin- 159
> Bohemian Waxwing- 30
> Common Grackle- 3
> blackbird sp.- 180
> passerine sp.- 28
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> Predictions:
> Winds are predicted to be even stronger than today, blowing from the west
> at 20-25mph and shifting to the west-northwest in the afternoon. Partly
> cloudy skies will let more sunshine through. Temperatures should climb to
> the mid-30s. In the morning, the wind will be a bit lighter, which should
> be better for migrants.
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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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