[Maine-birds] Fwd: HSR: Bradbury Mountain State Park (06 Apr 2014) 47 Raptors

>
> Bradbury Mountain State Park
> Pownal, Maine, USA
> Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 06, 2014
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>
> Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
> ------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
> Black Vulture 0 0 0
> Turkey Vulture 1 62 287
> Osprey 12 23 24
> Bald Eagle 1 4 52
> Northern Harrier 1 23 31
> Sharp-shinned Hawk 6 44 69
> Cooper's Hawk 3 14 43
> Northern Goshawk 0 2 6
> Red-shouldered Hawk 1 35 156
> Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
> Red-tailed Hawk 12 89 314
> Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 1
> Golden Eagle 0 0 0
> American Kestrel 6 13 16
> Merlin 1 4 8
> Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
> Unknown Accipiter 0 0 1
> Unknown Buteo 0 1 6
> Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
> Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
> Unknown Raptor 3 4 10
>
> Total: 47 318 1024
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>
> Observation start time: 07:30:00
> Observation end time: 16:00:00
> Total observation time: 8.5 hours
>
> Official Counter: Katrina Fenton
>
> Observers: Alan McKelvy, Derek Lovitch, Julie Krasne, Noah Gibb,
> Tom Downing, Zane Baker
>
> Visitors:
> 41.
>
>
> Weather:
> The wind in the morning seemed to gust indiscriminately from the north and
> west. It died down a little by late morning, blowing steadily out of the
> west for the remainder of the day. A few morning clouds cleared out,
> leaving stark blue framed by milky haze. Temperatures rose to the upper
> 40s, making winter layers optional at last.
>
> Raptor Observations:
> A new record was set today for the number of Red-tailed Hawks counted in a
> season. One bird later, the 1,000th migrant was spotted; another
> red-tailed. Birds melted into the sticky blue to show up overhead or vanish
> completely.
>
> Non-raptor Observations:
> The first of the SANDHILL CRANES flew by the hawkwatch today. Two cranes
> came right over the hawkwatch late in the morning, followed by a flock of
> 7, then a single sandhill an hour or two later obligingly showed up for a
> few birders who missed the first birds. Double-crested Cormorants were also
> a first-of-year.
>
> Non-raptor Migrants:
> Double-crested Cormorant- 3
> Canada Goose- 305 Common Merganser- 2
> Mallard- 1 American Black Duck- 1 duck sp.- 31
> Sandhill Crane- 10 Killdeer- 1 Horned Lark- 37
> Tree Swallow- 9 American Robin- 41
> Red-winged Blackbird- 14 Common Grackle- 70
> Brown-headed Cowbird- 3 blackbird sp.- 249
> American Goldfinch- 5 finch sp.- 2
> Belted Kingfisher- 1
>
> Predictions:
> Light wind tomorrow, with an afternoon sea breeze kicking up at 10-15mph.
> This will be the warmest day of the season so far, with temperatures
> predicted to reach the low 50s. Cloud cover will increase after a mostly
> sunny start. We're poised to have a big push of American Kestrels,
> Sharp-shinned Hawks, Ospreys, and immature buteos, perhaps tomorrow will be
> it!
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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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