[Maine-birds] Fwd: HSR: Bradbury Mountain State Park (03 May 2014) 480 Raptors

>
> Bradbury Mountain State Park
> Pownal, Maine, USA
> Daily Raptor Counts: May 03, 2014
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>
> Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
> ------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
> Black Vulture 0 0 0
> Turkey Vulture 0 0 380
> Osprey 17 40 683
> Bald Eagle 6 11 85
> Northern Harrier 2 5 132
> Sharp-shinned Hawk 154 218 939
> Cooper's Hawk 1 3 77
> Northern Goshawk 0 0 8
> Red-shouldered Hawk 24 24 215
> Broad-winged Hawk 240 830 2114
> Red-tailed Hawk 0 1 412
> Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 1
> Golden Eagle 0 0 0
> American Kestrel 17 25 368
> Merlin 17 30 74
> Peregrine Falcon 0 1 3
> Unknown Accipiter 0 0 3
> Unknown Buteo 0 0 12
> Unknown Falcon 0 0 1
> Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
> Unknown Raptor 2 7 45
> Snowy Owl 0 0 1
>
> Total: 480 1195 5553
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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: Alan McKelvy, Dave Gulick, Derek Lovitch, Julie Krasne,
> Steve Barker
>
> Visitors:
> The weather brought out both raptors and hikers. Most people at the
> mountain were just out picnicking, and the hawkwatch had 37 visitors.
>
>
> Weather:
> Clouds drifted apart in the morning, with fluctuating amounts of cumulus
> drifting across the sky before a gray bank of stratus billowed in from the
> west late in the day. The wind was light out of the West before a sea
> breeze kicked up from the South late in the day. Temperatures reached the
> low 60s by early afternoon. A passing shower clipped the mountain at the
> end of the count.
>
> Raptor Observations:
> The first hour of the count was full of rising migrants. Kettles of
> Broad-winged Hawks numbered into the 20's, with other raptor species mixing
> in. Sharp-shinned Hawks dominated the second half of the count, beating out
> the rain and giving a new nickname to the sky over the Summit Trail,
> "Sharp-shinned Alley". Some birds couldn't resist a little snacking,
> including insect-snatching American Kestrels, an Osprey munching its lunch
> mid-air, and a local Broad-winged Hawk flying by with a snake dangling from
> its talons. The first of the immature Broad-winged Hawks made its
> appearance late in the afternoon.
>
> Non-raptor Observations:
> A Black-and-white Warbler and a Black-throated Warbler arrived at the
> summit on the overnight express, singing and foraging from nearby trees. A
> total of 42 species were observed today.
>
> Non-raptor Migrants:
> Canada Goose- 6 Common Loon- 1
> Double-crested Cormorant- 47 Great Blue Heron- 3
> Chimney Swift- 1 Barn Swallow- 3 Tree Swallow- 44
> Brown-headed Cowbird- 3 Yellow-rumped Warbler- 96
> Palm Warbler- 1 American Goldfinch- 6
>
> Predictions:
> The weather could be a little messy tomorrow, with scattered showers thanks
> to a another front passing behind tonight's warm front. The wind will be
> out of the south before becoming westerly. Temperatures will be in the mid
> 50s. There should be some birds moving in between the rain.
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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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