[Maine-birds] Fwd: HSR: Bradbury Mountain State Park (04 May 2014) 103 Raptors

From: reports@hawkcount.org
Date: May 4, 2014 at 9:05:23 PM EDT
To: freeportwildbird@yahoo.com
Subject: HSR: Bradbury Mountain State Park (04 May 2014) 103 Raptors
Reply-To: freeportwildbird@yahoo.com

Bradbury Mountain State Park
Pownal, Maine, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 04, 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              0            380
Osprey                       8             48            691
Bald Eagle                   2             13             87
Northern Harrier             1              6            133
Sharp-shinned Hawk          25            243            964
Cooper's Hawk                0              3             77
Northern Goshawk             0              0              8
Red-shouldered Hawk          0             24            215
Broad-winged Hawk           56            886           2170
Red-tailed Hawk              0              1            412
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              1
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0
American Kestrel             9             34            377
Merlin                       1             31             75
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               1              8             46
Snowy Owl                    0              0              1

Total:                     103           1298           5656
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end   time: 14:30:00
Total observation time: 6.5 hours

Official Counter:        Katrina Fenton

Observers:        Julie Krasne, Steve Barker

Visitors:
46.


Weather:
The first round of showers ended just before the hawkwatch started, and for
the first couple of hours of the count, clouds broke apart and temperatures
could rise well into the 50s. By late morning, showers began to pop up to
the south an east, and from then on the sky was a blend of sun, cloud, and
rain, mainly the latter. A rumble of thunder signaled the end of the count
for the day.

Raptor Observations:
Most migrants today came through in the morning, rising and heading out
before the day turned stormy. A few birds were on the move between showers,
and two American Kestrels closed out the count just minutes ahead of a
particularly nasty-looking batch of rain.

Non-raptor Observations:
There were 7 species of warblers among the 37 species observed, including
the first Ovenbirds and Northern Parula of the season.

Non-raptor Migrants:
Common Loon- 1         Double-crested Cormorant- 3
shorebird sp.- 1.             Tree Swallow- 17
Yellow-rumped Warbler- 59.        Palm Warbler- 1
warbler sp.- 4.                      Brown-headed Cowbird- 6
Common Grackle- 1.            blackbird sp.- 18
American Goldfinch- 3.        passerine sp.- 1

Predictions:
Dryer weather is in store for tomorrow, with partly cloudy skies and
temperatures rising to the low 60s. The wind will be out of the NNW at
10-15mph, not that great for migrants, but it is certainly better than the
easterly winds of last week.
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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