[Maine-birds] Fwd: HSR: Bradbury Mountain State Park (12 May 2013) 45 Raptors

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From: reports@hawkcount.org
Date: May 12, 2013, 6:05:28 PM EDT
To: freeportwildbird@yahoo.com
Subject: HSR: Bradbury Mountain State Park (12 May 2013) 45 Raptors
Reply-To: freeportwildbird@yahoo.com

Bradbury Mountain State Park
Pownal, Maine, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 12, 2013
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0              0              0
Turkey Vulture               0              0            305
Osprey                       0             28            521
Bald Eagle                   6             15             72
Northern Harrier             1             11            135
Sharp-shinned Hawk          12            120            776
Cooper's Hawk                0              8             84
Northern Goshawk             0              1             17
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              0            124
Broad-winged Hawk           22            140           1499
Red-tailed Hawk              0              4            303
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              2
Golden Eagle                 0              0              1
American Kestrel             2             18            430
Merlin                       2              8             78
Peregrine Falcon             0              4              9
Unknown Accipiter            0              0              4
Unknown Buteo                0              0              6
Unknown Falcon               0              0              4
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0              1             30

Total:                      45            358           4400
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Observation start time: 11:00:00
Observation end   time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 5 hours

Official Counter:        Katrina Fenton

Observers:        Alan McKelvy, Dave Gulick, Julie Krasne

Visitors:
39. Thanks, Julie, Phil, Laurel, Cynthia, and Phil for coming out to the
hawkwatch!




Weather:
A rainy morning with fog and low clouds once again put off the start of the
count. Skies remained overcast to mostly cloudy, with a few blue breaks and
warming sunshine late in the afternoon. The haze and fog vanished in the
final hour as the first surface boundary of the cold front dragged in dryer
air. A light, west-southwest wind did little but push around the low
clouds. Temperatures rose to the low 60s.

Raptor Observations:
A steady flight after the fog cleared. The immature  Bald Eagle push from
yesterday continued, with northbound birds gliding high overhead. Not the
big rush of migrants of yesterday, but solid for a day this late in the
season.

Non-raptor Observations:
The first Bobolinks of the year were among the 41 species observed today,
their melon-hued napes glowing in the filtered light. Any one (or several)
of nine warbler species could be heard at a given time as they worked over
the freshly leafed out trees for snacks.

Non-raptor Migrants:

Common Loon- 6  Double-crested Cormorant- 1
Chimney Swift- 3  Barn Swallow- 11  Tree Swallow- 21  swallow sp.- 32
Blue Jay- 7  Yellow-rumped Warbler- 2
Bobolink- 4  American Goldfinch- 3  passerine sp- 3


Predictions:
Tomorrow will be chilly after the weather we've had recently. The high will
be in the upper 50s, feeling cooler with a brisk, 10-20mph west-southwest
wind. Wind gusts could be in the 25-30mph range. Skies will be clear in the
morning, with partly cloudy conditions later on.
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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