[Maine-birds] Fwd: HSR: Bradbury Mountain State Park (03 May 2013) 12 Raptors

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> Bradbury Mountain State Park
> Pownal, Maine, USA
> Daily Raptor Counts: May 03, 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 2 11 504
> Bald Eagle 0 1 58
> Northern Harrier 0 2 126
> Sharp-shinned Hawk 6 24 680
> Cooper's Hawk 0 3 79
> Northern Goshawk 0 0 16
> Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 124
> Broad-winged Hawk 2 23 1382
> Red-tailed Hawk 0 1 300
> Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 2
> Golden Eagle 0 0 1
> American Kestrel 1 7 419
> Merlin 1 2 72
> Peregrine Falcon 0 1 6
> 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
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> Total: 12 76 4118
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> Observation start time: 08:00:00
> Observation end time: 16:00:00
> Total observation time: 8 hours
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> Official Counter: Katrina Fenton
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> Observers:
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> Visitors:
> 19.
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> Weather:
> A beautiful day to be on the mountain. The wind was light, out of the
> northeast to start the day before drifting around to the south-southeast.
> The cloud cover increased through the middle of the day, then drifted away
> leaving plenty of sunshine to warm temperatures to the low 60s.
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> Raptor Observations:
> A light southerly wind in the afternoon wasn't enough to produce many
> raptors. The highlight of the day was a local Bald Eagle being driven away
> by a pair of Ospreys a few miles out. Sharp-shinned Hawks made up half the
> day's tally, much to the dismay of the local songbirds.
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> Non-raptor Observations:
> Great diversity today despite the lack of migrants. 42 species were
> observed, including the first Northern Rough-winged Swallow of the year. A
> variety of warblers, woodpeckers, and sparrows have been livening up the
> summit.
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> Non-raptor Migrants:
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> Double-crested Cormorant- 31 Chimney Swift- 6
> Tree Swallow- 6 Northern Rough-winged Swallow- 1
> Barn Swallow- 3 American Goldfinch- 3 Purple Finch- 1
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> Predictions:
> High pressure stays in place, providing another day of mild temps and
> sunshine. The wind may be a little stronger than today, but it will follow
> a similar pattern: beginning the day out of the northeast and swinging
> around to the south-southeast. A few clouds in the morning will quickly
> clear, leaving blue skies with the occasional whisp of white. High
> temperatures are projected to be in the upper 50s. Maybe the first juvenile
> Broad-winged Hawks will show up.
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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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