From: reports@hawkcount.org
Date: April 9, 2014 at 9:04:43 PM EDT
To: freeportwildbird@yahoo.com
Subject: HSR: Bradbury Mountain State Park (09 Apr 2014) 177 Raptors
Reply-To: freeportwildbird@yahoo.com
Bradbury Mountain State Park
Pownal, Maine, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 09, 2014
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 12 133 358
Osprey 70 130 131
Bald Eagle 2 7 55
Northern Harrier 5 40 48
Sharp-shinned Hawk 50 140 165
Cooper's Hawk 2 19 48
Northern Goshawk 1 3 7
Red-shouldered Hawk 6 53 174
Broad-winged Hawk 1 1 1
Red-tailed Hawk 16 129 354
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 1
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 7 56 59
Merlin 1 10 14
Peregrine Falcon 1 1 1
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 1
Unknown Buteo 1 2 7
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 2 10 16
Total: 177 734 1440
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 16:15:00
Total observation time: 8.25 hours
Official Counter: Katrina Fenton
Observers: Julie Krasne, Zane Baker
Visitors:
17.
Weather:
There was a perfect sky for hawkwatching in the morning, with an even blend
of cloud and sun. By the middle of the day, enough cumulous had elbowed its
way in to choke out the blue. Temperatures that had risen to near 50 fell
to the low 40's, helped by a brisk and gusty wind out of the northwest that
only gained strength as the day wore on. Fortunately, the reign of clouds
was brief, and by the final two hours of the count, the sky had mostly
cleared.
Raptor Observations:
What a day! One Osprey followed another in a steady march to the north. The
first Broad-winged Hawk passed overhead to catch an updraft on the side of
the mountain, flaring its tail at the lingering patches of snow. A couple
of hours later, another first-of-year hurried on, a long, dark Peregrine
Falcon that had found its marathon pace. All 13 of the most regularly
occurring raptor species at the hawkwatch had at least one migrant
representative, and many had far more.
Non-raptor Observations:
Not to be out done by the raptors, two more SANDHILL CRANES graced today's
count. A Chipping Sparrow was the only other first-of-year, giving
Hawkwatch Junco a little competition in the trill department. 43 species
were seen and/or heard, though migrant numbers seemed a little low thanks
to the wind.
Non-raptor Migrants:
Double-crested Cormorant- 1 Canada Goose- 107
Common Merganser- 14 American Black Duck- 2
anas sp.- 3 duck sp.- 2 Sandhill Crane- 2
Killdeer- 2 Tree Swallow- 17 American Robin- 1
Red-winged Blackbird- 13 Common Grackle- 15
blackbird sp.- 117 American Goldfinch- 4
Purple Finch- 3 finch sp.- 1
Predictions:
Clear skies tomorrow with perhaps a smattering of clouds in the afternoon.
The wind sill be out of the southwest at about 10mph to begin the day
before increasing to 15-25mph. Temperatures will try to rise into the 50's,
though the wind off the ocean will most likely keep it cooler. Birds should
be taking advantage of the tailwind, though it may become too strong for
many migrants later on. Summit Trail is now clear of ice save for a couple
of small patches that are easy to avoid, come on 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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