[Maine-birds] Fwd: HSR: Bradbury Mountain State Park (13 Apr 2014) 1 Raptors

From: reports@hawkcount.org
Date: April 13, 2014 at 7:04:29 PM EDT
To: freeportwildbird@yahoo.com
Subject: HSR: Bradbury Mountain State Park (13 Apr 2014) 1 Raptors
Reply-To: freeportwildbird@yahoo.com

Bradbury Mountain State Park
Pownal, Maine, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 13, 2014
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0              0              0
Turkey Vulture               0            143            368
Osprey                       1            238            239
Bald Eagle                   0             12             60
Northern Harrier             0             74             82
Sharp-shinned Hawk           0            259            284
Cooper's Hawk                0             27             56
Northern Goshawk             0              4              8
Red-shouldered Hawk          0             64            185
Broad-winged Hawk            0             36             36
Red-tailed Hawk              0            158            383
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              1
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0
American Kestrel             0            119            122
Merlin                       0             17             21
Peregrine Falcon             0              1              1
Unknown Accipiter            0              2              3
Unknown Buteo                0              6             11
Unknown Falcon               0              0              0
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0             23             29
Snowy Owl                    0              1              1

Total:                       1           1184           1890
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Observation start time: 12:30:00
Observation end   time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 3.5 hours

Official Counter:        Katrina Fenton

Observers:        Zane Baker

Visitors:
Eleven intrepid visitors wouldn't let a little damp weather keep them from
enjoying some time at the hawkwatch.


Weather:
A drizzly morning turned to rain, then a foggy afternoon. Tendrils of cloud
seemed to catch themselves in the pines as they were gently pushed by a
light ESE wind. In the final hour of the count, the overcast began to break
apart as the wind shifted to come out of the south, a little too late to
tempt raptors to the skies. Temperatures were stuck in the low to mid-40s
thanks to the damp ocean air.

Raptor Observations:
A lone Osprey vanishing into the milky gray was the only migrant to be
counted. A local Turkey Vulture doubled the number of raptor species
recorded for the day.

Non-raptor Observations:
Two Canada Geese and two Common Mergansers were the other migrants of the
day.

Predictions:
The warmer weather returns with partly-cloudy skies and temperatures rising
into the 60s. The wind will be out of the SSW, increasing to 15-25mph.
There should be birds ready to move after today and ahead of Tuesday's
rain, and if the wind stays on the lighter side, we could see a good
flight.
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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