[Maine-birds] Fwd: HSR: Bradbury Mountain State Park (06 May 2013) 22 Raptors

Another day, and another day under high pressure with a developing onshore wind!

>
> Bradbury Mountain State Park
> Pownal, Maine, USA
> Daily Raptor Counts: May 06, 2013
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>
> Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
> ------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
> Black Vulture 0 0 0
> Turkey Vulture 0 0 305
> Osprey 0 13 506
> Bald Eagle 0 2 59
> Northern Harrier 0 3 127
> Sharp-shinned Hawk 8 43 699
> Cooper's Hawk 0 4 80
> Northern Goshawk 0 1 17
> Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 124
> Broad-winged Hawk 13 52 1411
> Red-tailed Hawk 1 2 301
> Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 2
> Golden Eagle 0 0 1
> American Kestrel 0 13 425
> Merlin 0 3 73
> 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
>
> Total: 22 138 4180
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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:
>
> Visitors:
> 12.
>
>
> Weather:
> The wind was a little stronger than yesterday, coming out of the south and
> southwest at a steadily increasing clip. A layer of fog and stratus crawled
> in off the ocean through the afternoon, obliterating the landscape as it
> advanced towards the mountain. Temperatures rose to around 60F.
>
> Raptor Observations:
> Not much diversity among migrant raptors, today. The flight line was
> directly over the mountain for much of the day, with only a few
> Sharp-shinned Hawks flying low over the horizon. Migrating Broad-winged
> Hawks found themselves being hurried over the summit by the local pair.
>
> Non-raptor Observations:
> A female Pine Warbler gathered nesting materials in the breaks between
> hikers. The male was never too far away, keeping watch and trilling to the
> best of his ability.
>
> Non-raptor Migrants:
>
> Double-crested Cormorant- 2 Tree Swallow- 10
> Barn Swallow- 2 Yellow-rumped Warbler- 2
> American Goldfinch- 8 passerine sp.- 1
>
> Predictions:
> Tomorrow's wind is supposed to be light, 5-10mph out of the southwest.
> Skies will be partly cloudy, assuming the fog bank burns off in the
> morning. Temperatures will be a bit warmer with a high in the mid-60s. It
> could be a the best day for migrants we've seen in a while, as long as the
> fog doesn't stick around.
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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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