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From: reports@hawkcount.org
Date: April 6, 2013, 6:04:44 PM EDT
To: freeportwildbird@yahoo.com
Subject: HSR: Bradbury Mountain State Park (06 Apr 2013) 18 Raptors
Reply-To: freeportwildbird@yahoo.com
Bradbury Mountain State Park
Pownal, Maine, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 06, 2013
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 4 109 299
Osprey 1 21 23
Bald Eagle 1 7 41
Northern Harrier 1 9 15
Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 31 60
Cooper's Hawk 2 17 36
Northern Goshawk 0 2 15
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 13 88
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 2 57 234
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 2
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 1 16 18
Merlin 0 2 5
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 4
Unknown Buteo 0 2 5
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 1 4 15
Total: 18 290 861
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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: Alan McKelvy
Visitors:
41. There were many people more interested in migration than the hawks were
themselves.
Weather:
If not for the northwest wind howling at 15-20mph with higher gusts, today
would have been downright pleasant. Hardly a cloud was to be seen and the
sun seemed to warm higher than the mid-30s the thermometer was reading. The
day was without the biting chill of winter, despite the wind and low
temperatures. Spring is winning out.
Raptor Observations:
The wind slowed towards the end of the day, but it was too little, too
late. One Osprey tracked southwest checking out the fishing in the area,
and several of the closer birds sported full crops, suggesting that hunting
was a better use of the day than beating against the wind. The local
Northern Goshawk showed itself briefly in the morning after staying out of
sight for a couple of days.
Non-raptor Observations:
Nineteen American Robins skittered through in loose groups in the morning,
one band perching for a second at the summit before hurrying back into the
wind. The only other non-raptor migrants for the day were three distant
passerines of undetermined species.
Predictions:
Temperatures will be warmer tomorrow with a high near 50. The wind will be
whipping out of the south at 10-20mph, gusting higher. Mostly cloudy skies
will dominate the day. The lighter the wind stays, the more birds should
come through.
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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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