[Maine-birds] Fwd: HSR: Bradbury Mountain State Park (14 Apr 2013) 111 Raptors

>
> Bradbury Mountain State Park
> Pownal, Maine, USA
> Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 14, 2013
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>
> Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
> ------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
> Black Vulture 0 0 0
> Turkey Vulture 0 115 305
> Osprey 60 303 305
> Bald Eagle 1 13 47
> Northern Harrier 4 81 87
> Sharp-shinned Hawk 25 208 237
> Cooper's Hawk 0 30 49
> Northern Goshawk 0 2 15
> Red-shouldered Hawk 2 32 107
> Broad-winged Hawk 9 12 12
> Red-tailed Hawk 3 84 261
> Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 2
> Golden Eagle 0 0 1
> American Kestrel 5 144 146
> Merlin 1 9 12
> Peregrine Falcon 1 1 1
> Unknown Accipiter 0 0 4
> Unknown Buteo 0 3 6
> Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
> Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
> Unknown Raptor 0 11 22
>
> Total: 111 1049 1620
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>
> Observation start time: 08:30:00
> Observation end time: 16:00:00
> Total observation time: 7.5 hours
>
> Official Counter: Katrina Fenton
>
> Observers: Alan McKelvy, Dave Gulick, Jeannette Lovitch, Julie Krasne,
> Ken Klapper
>
> Visitors:
> 41.
>
>
> Weather:
> A day of dodging sprinkles and little sun. The skies were mostly overcast,
> shot through with virga and a few breaks of blue. Temperatures scraped 50.
> The wind was light, out of the northwest with the occasional gust coming
> from just about any direction. A little sleet mixed in with one of the
> batches of drizzle.
>
> Raptor Observations:
> Today was a good migration day despite the lackluster weather. A crooked
> stream of eight Osprey took a flight line that carried it right over the
> mountain. Osprey #8 attempted to badger Osprey #7 to give up the fishy
> snack in its talons, like the school bully out for a better lunch. The
> first Peregine Falcon of the season was also out for some trouble, taking a
> few passes at a hapless Herring Gull who wandered a bit too close.
>
> Non-raptor Observations:
> Cormorants are beginning to move en masse, the largest group of the day
> weighing in at around 40 birds. Clusters of blackbirds continue to drift
> like smoke signals through the morning air, carrying the message of spring
> ever north.
>
> Non-raptor Migrants:
>
> Canada Goose- 34 Common Merganser- 5 waterfowl sp.- 2
> Great Blue Heron- 6 Double-crested Cormorant- 99
> Killdeer- 1 Tree Swallow- 5 American Robin- 13
> Common Grackle- 265 Red-winged Blackbird- 15
> Brown-headed Cowbird- 8 blackbird sp.- 360
> passerine sp.- 7
>
> Predictions:
> We should see a break in the shower activity tomorrow. Partly cloudy skies
> will allow for more sunshine, warming things up to around 50. The wind may
> be a little stronger than it has been the past couple of days, blowing out
> of the northeast at 5-10+ in the morning, then swinging to the southeast
> later in the day. With all the sunshine and light winds, Broad-winged Hawk
> numbers should continue to rise.
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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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