[Maine-birds] Fwd: HSR: Bradbury Mountain State Park (03 Apr 2014) 63 Raptors

>
> Bradbury Mountain State Park
> Pownal, Maine, USA
> Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 03, 2014
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>
> Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
> ------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
> Black Vulture 0 0 0
> Turkey Vulture 10 49 274
> Osprey 0 3 4
> Bald Eagle 2 3 51
> Northern Harrier 0 13 21
> Sharp-shinned Hawk 17 29 54
> Cooper's Hawk 3 6 35
> Northern Goshawk 0 0 4
> Red-shouldered Hawk 7 30 151
> Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
> Red-tailed Hawk 22 61 286
> Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 1
> Golden Eagle 0 0 0
> American Kestrel 1 4 7
> Merlin 0 1 5
> Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
> Unknown Accipiter 0 0 1
> Unknown Buteo 1 1 6
> Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
> Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
> Unknown Raptor 0 0 6
>
> Total: 63 200 906
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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: Derek Lovitch, Tom Downing, Zane Baker
>
> Visitors:
> 12. A special thanks to Tony Federer for his help and company for most of
> the day.
>
>
> Weather:
> Partly cloudy skies were bookended by clear blue, with a little coastal
> haze in the morning. The wind blew variably from most points of the compass
> before settling in from the northwest just in time to shut down a
> burgeoning sea breeze. Temperatures rose quickly into the 40's though the
> wind kept it from feeling too warm at the summit.
>
> Raptor Observations:
> Sharp-shinned Hawks are poised to take over the high numbers for the count
> with adult Red-tailed Hawks and Red-shouldered Hawks beginning to taper
> off. Many of today's birds were distant, caught gliding across a cloud or
> circling through the haze.
>
> Non-raptor Observations:
> Hawkwatch Junco and the first Eastern Phoebe of the year have arrived,
> adding their trills and chirps to the mix. There were 32 species observed
> today.
>
> Non-raptor Migrants:
> Canada Goose- 67 Common Merganser- 6 duck sp.- 4
> Killdeer- 9 Horned Lark- 22 Tree Swallow- 6
> American Robin- 46 Red-winged Blackbird- 53
> Common Grackle- 142 Brown-headed Cowbird- 2
> blackbird sp.- 325 American Goldfinch- 6
> Purple Finch- 4 passerine sp.- 2
>
> Predictions:
> Clear morning skies will become mostly cloudy in the afternoon as another
> batch of rain approaches for tomorrow night into Saturday. A light wind
> will be blowing out of the east, shifting southeast later in the day.
> Temperatures will be in the lower half of the 40's. As long as the wind
> stays light, we could see a similar day in terms of overall numbers to what
> we had today. Perhaps the first Sandhill Cranes of the season will make
> their appearance!
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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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