[Maine-birds] Fwd: HSR: Bradbury Mountain State Park (25 Mar 2014) 65 Raptors

From: reports@hawkcount.org
Date: March 25, 2014 at 7:03:35 PM EDT
To: freeportwildbird@yahoo.com
Subject: HSR: Bradbury Mountain State Park (25 Mar 2014) 65 Raptors
Reply-To: freeportwildbird@yahoo.com

Bradbury Mountain State Park
Pownal, Maine, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 25, 2014
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0              0              0
Turkey Vulture              14            186            186
Osprey                       0              0              0
Bald Eagle                   3             39             39
Northern Harrier             0              6              6
Sharp-shinned Hawk           0             11             11
Cooper's Hawk                2             16             16
Northern Goshawk             1              2              2
Red-shouldered Hawk         11             88             88
Broad-winged Hawk            0              0              0
Red-tailed Hawk             33            157            157
Rough-legged Hawk            0              1              1
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0
American Kestrel             0              0              0
Merlin                       0              2              2
Peregrine Falcon             0              0              0
Unknown Accipiter            0              1              1
Unknown Buteo                0              4              4
Unknown Falcon               0              0              0
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               1              6              6

Total:                      65            519            519
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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:        Don Thompson, Zane Baker

Visitors:
10.


Weather:
There was little warmth to today's southwest wind, which increased to
10-15mph by midday. Early morning clouds passed quickly out of view,
leaving mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies for the rest of the day.
Temperatures rose to the upper 20s after starting in the teens.

Raptor Observations:
Buteos again dominated the day. The southerly aspect to the wind pushed
migrants close to the mountain, and ample sunshine generated thermals late
into the afternoon. Red-shouldered and Red-tailed Hawks set their wings to
surf the wind while local birds kept guard to make sure no one got too
neighborly.  

Non-raptor Observations:
The morning was surprisingly devoid of migrants on a day that started with
light winds. There was not a blackbird to be seen. The resident
Black-capped Chickadees were in full voice, singing and calling with gusto
as they worked their way around the summit.

Non-raptor Migrants:
Canada Goose- 28   Common Merganser- 2  Purple Finch- 1

Predictions:
It now looks like the massive nor'easter predicted for tomorrow may track
far enough off shore that we miss the snow. However, we'll still have to
deal with overcast skies and a strong north wind that could gust well over
30mph. Conditions will improve a little later in the week.
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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