[Maine-birds] Fwd: HSR: Bradbury Mountain State Park (26 Apr 2013) 87 Raptors

>
> Bradbury Mountain State Park
> Pownal, Maine, USA
> Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 26, 2013
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>
> Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
> ------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
> Black Vulture 0 0 0
> Turkey Vulture 0 115 305
> Osprey 8 469 471
> Bald Eagle 1 23 57
> Northern Harrier 3 114 120
> Sharp-shinned Hawk 22 542 571
> Cooper's Hawk 1 51 70
> Northern Goshawk 0 2 15
> Red-shouldered Hawk 0 49 124
> Broad-winged Hawk 39 1156 1156
> Red-tailed Hawk 1 118 295
> Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 2
> Golden Eagle 0 0 1
> American Kestrel 8 353 355
> Merlin 3 54 57
> 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 1 17 28
>
> Total: 87 3072 3643
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>
> Observation start time: 08:00:00
> Observation end time: 16:00:00
> Total observation time: 8 hours
>
> Official Counter: Katrina Fenton
>
> Observers: Dave Gulick, Derek Lovitch
>
> Visitors:
> 15.
>
>
> Weather:
> Morning winds were out of the northeast, swinging to the southeast and
> freshening a bit as the day progressed. The temperature peaked in the upper
> 50s, cooling in the afternoon with air blowing in off the ocean. A few
> clouds were stewn haphazardly across the sky, ebbing and flowing overhead
> at the fancy of the wind.
>
> Raptor Observations:
> Migrant numbers swelled until noon, then fell back to the point where no
> birds were seen in the final hour of the count. Two of the local Bald
> Eagles put on a show of aerial acrobatics directly over the summit,
> swooping and diving in spellbinding fashion. Young Sharp-shinned Hawks
> zipped through, worrying Hawkwatch Junco and the rest of the residents. The
> Broad-winged Hawks already on territory spent the day directing traffic
> towards unclaimed land farther north.
>
> Non-raptor Observations:
> There were fewer non-raptors moving through today than yesterday with a
> light headwind to contend with this morning.
>
> Non-raptor Migrants:
>
> Double-crested Cormorant- 73 Great Blue Heron- 2
> Tree Swallow- 21 Barn Swallow- 1 American Goldfinch- 1
> Yellow-rumped Warbler- 4 warbler sp.- 2 passerine sp.- 2
>
> Predictions:
> Partly cloudy skies in the morning will clear for the middle of the day
> before a few more clouds move in. The wind will be barely noticeable at the
> start of the day, drifting to the south and gradually increasing to 5-10mph
> as the day goes on. Temperatures will climb to within a few degrees of 60.
> Light south winds = birds, and with a few clouds to break up the sky, it
> should be a great day to be at the hawkwatch.
>
> Don't forget, Feathers Over Freeport is tomorrow. Come on out and join in
> the fun!
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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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