[Maine-birds] Fwd: HSR: Bradbury Mountain State Park (29 Apr 2013) 75 Raptors

> Bradbury Mountain State Park
> Pownal, Maine, USA
> Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 29, 2013
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>
> Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
> ------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
> Black Vulture 0 0 0
> Turkey Vulture 0 115 305
> Osprey 1 487 489
> Bald Eagle 0 23 57
> Northern Harrier 2 118 124
> Sharp-shinned Hawk 26 620 649
> Cooper's Hawk 1 56 75
> Northern Goshawk 1 3 16
> Red-shouldered Hawk 0 49 124
> Broad-winged Hawk 23 1341 1341
> Red-tailed Hawk 0 122 299
> Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 2
> Golden Eagle 0 0 1
> American Kestrel 14 406 408
> Merlin 4 67 70
> Peregrine Falcon 1 5 5
> Unknown Accipiter 0 0 4
> Unknown Buteo 0 3 6
> Unknown Falcon 1 4 4
> Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
> Unknown Raptor 1 18 29
>
> Total: 75 3437 4008
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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: Tom Downing
>
> Visitors:
> 16.
>
>
> Weather:
> The overcast moved in early and gummed up the sky for much of the day,
> finaly stretching itself to pieces later in the afternoon. The south wind
> picked up quickly, though without as much force as yesterday as it ran from
> the foggy ocean. Temperatures held at 60.
>
> Raptor Observations:
> The 4000th raptor of the season came through this afternoon, an American
> Kestrel destined for some sunny field with lovely edges for raising a
> family and spying food from. Of the 13 species of raptors observed today,
> all but four had at least one migrant representative to help the count
> along. The Peregrine Falcon circled with two Broad-winged Hawks, comparing
> tapered wings and flared-out tails before parting. The Northern Goshawk
> wasn't a juvenile, but it showed a different molt pattern than the local
> adult who had been photographed the day before. It was most likely a
> 2nd-year bird heading for better hunting farther north.
>
> Non-raptor Observations:
> A Black-throated Green Warbler greeted the morning from the summit, the
> first of its species to stop by this spring. A daily high of 44 species was
> set for this season, with locals making room for new neighbors and migrants
> pressing on.
>
> Non-raptor Migrants:
>
> Common Loon- 3 Double-crested Cormorant- 13
> Great Blue Heron- 2 Tree Swallow- 21 Barn Swallow- 3
> swallow sp.- 4 Brown-headed Cowbird- 1 blackbird sp.- 18
> American Goldfinch- 5 Purple Finch- 6 finch sp.- 3
> Yellow-rumped Warbler- 2 passerine sp.- 5
>
> Predictions:
> Partly-cloudy conditions and slighty less wind tomorrow. Temperatures will
> be again be around 60, kept in check by the 5-10mph southeast seabreeze.
> Migrant numbers could well be similar to what came through today.
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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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