>
> Bradbury Mountain State Park
> Pownal, Maine, USA
> Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 24, 2013
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>
> Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
> ------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
> Black Vulture 0 0 0
> Turkey Vulture 0 115 305
> Osprey 9 456 458
> Bald Eagle 1 22 56
> Northern Harrier 2 108 114
> Sharp-shinned Hawk 24 486 515
> Cooper's Hawk 1 50 69
> Northern Goshawk 0 2 15
> Red-shouldered Hawk 2 49 124
> Broad-winged Hawk 150 991 991
> Red-tailed Hawk 3 115 292
> Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 2
> Golden Eagle 0 0 1
> American Kestrel 4 341 343
> Merlin 1 50 53
> Peregrine Falcon 0 3 3
> Unknown Accipiter 0 0 4
> Unknown Buteo 0 3 6
> Unknown Falcon 0 3 3
> Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
> Unknown Raptor 0 16 27
>
> Total: 197 2810 3381
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Observation start time: 08:00:00
> Observation end time: 17:00:00
> Total observation time: 9 hours
>
> Official Counter: Katrina Fenton
>
> Observers: Dave Gulick, Don Thompson, Julie Krasne
>
> Visitors:
> 11.
>
>
> Weather:
> A misty morning with heavy drizzle, then fog for the first couple of hours.
> The clouds took their time lifting, but by the middle of the count all
> landmarks were visible and a few blue patches were burning through the
> overcast. By late afternoon, skies were mostly sunny and the light,
> north-northeast wind had dropped down to a barely discernible murmer. After
> beginning the day in the 40s, temperatures rebounded to the mid-60s once
> the sun broke through.
>
> Raptor Observations:
> Migrants were slow to start moving today, waiting for the clouds to break
> up enough for the sun to start generating thermals. The local birds waisted
> no time, however; Broad-winged Hawks marked off their territorial
> bounderies while local Ospreys fished the river and a Cooper's hawk took
> its morning rounds. Late in the afternoon, a rush of over a hundred
> Broad-winged Hawks took place in the span of a little over an hour, with
> the largest kettles so far this season of 15-20+ birds.
>
> Non-raptor Observations:
> The Tree Swallow flight seems to be picking up. One loose group had around
> 30 birds in it, in swirling mockery of the orderly kettles of the
> Broad-winged Hawks.
>
> Non-raptor Migrants:
> Double-crested Cormorant- 18 Great Blue Heron- 1
> Tree Swallow- 46 Common Grackle- 1
>
> Predictions:
> Tomorrow will have partly cloudy skies and temperatures around 60. The wind
> will be out of the west at 10-15mph, dropping off a bit in the afternoon
> and turning slightly northwest. There's a chance of a passing shower in the
> morning, but it looks like that chance may be over by the time the
> hawkwatch starts. It could be a good one, especially if the wind stays
> light and the Broad-winged Hawk flight from this afternoon continues.
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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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