Sorry, typo. That record broken was 4,475
-Derek
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> On May 2, 2014, at 8:11 PM, "'Derek Lovitch' via Maine birds" <maine-birds@googlegroups.com> wrote:
>
> Did you hear that sound? That was the sound of records shattering.
>
> At 10:35am, a Merlin became our 3,375th migrant, setting a new season record for our project.
>
>
>>
>> Bradbury Mountain State Park
>> Pownal, Maine, USA
>> Daily Raptor Counts: May 02, 2014
>> -------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
>> ------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
>> Black Vulture 0 0 0
>> Turkey Vulture 0 0 380
>> Osprey 23 23 666
>> Bald Eagle 5 5 79
>> Northern Harrier 3 3 130
>> Sharp-shinned Hawk 61 64 785
>> Cooper's Hawk 2 2 76
>> Northern Goshawk 0 0 8
>> Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 191
>> Broad-winged Hawk 583 590 1874
>> Red-tailed Hawk 1 1 412
>> Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 1
>> Golden Eagle 0 0 0
>> American Kestrel 8 8 351
>> Merlin 13 13 57
>> Peregrine Falcon 1 1 3
>> Unknown Accipiter 0 0 3
>> Unknown Buteo 0 0 12
>> Unknown Falcon 0 0 1
>> Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
>> Unknown Raptor 5 5 43
>> Snowy Owl 0 0 1
>>
>> Total: 705 715 5073
>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> Observation start time: 07:30:00
>> Observation end time: 16:30:00
>> Total observation time: 9 hours
>>
>> Official Counter: Katrina Fenton
>>
>> Observers: Dave Gulick, Derek Lovitch, Don Thompson, Jeannette Lovitch,
>> Steve Barker, Tom Downing
>>
>> Visitors:
>> 26.
>>
>>
>> Weather:
>> Cumulus gradually filled the sky, dripping with verga at a few points later
>> in the day. A light westerly wind grew gusty by noon time, sending hats and
>> chocolates flying. The temperature rose rapidly from 50F into the low 60s,
>> though increased wind and a hide-and-seek sun ensured that jackets were
>> never far from reach in the afternoon.
>>
>> Raptor Observations:
>> Good wind, good thermals, and a perfect backdrop of a sky after so many
>> days of poor migration weather worked together to make today unlike any
>> other this count has had in May! Small kettles rose early, all but
>> vanishing into the blue before clouds drifted overhead. Sharp-shinned Hawks
>> and small falcons raced other migrants north, some with crops filled with
>> unlucky songbirds. A mid-morning Merlin broke the record for the most
>> migrants counted at Bradbury in a season, and shortly after 4:00pm, a
>> Broad-winged Hawk became the hawkwatch's 5,000th migrant of the year.
>> Broad-wingeds also set a new single day record and season record with
>> today's flight. All of the Broad-winged Hawks close enough to age have been
>> adults so far, which means we still have a push of immature birds to come.
>>
>> Non-raptor Observations:
>> There were a few first-of-years among the 39 species observed at the
>> hawkwatch today. A couple of Chimney Swifts and Eastern Kingbirds came
>> through in the first half of the day, and a flock of Greater Yellowlegs put
>> their species on the day list for the second time in three seasons.
>>
>> Non-raptor Migrants:
>> Common Loon- 1 Double-crested Cormorant- 255
>> Great-blue Heron- 4 waterbird sp.- 3
>> Greater Yellowlegs- 6 Chimney Swift- 2
>> Barn Swallow- 9 Tree Swallow- 50
>> Eastern Kingbird- 2 Yellow-rumped Warbler- 234
>> Palm Warbler- 12 warbler sp.- 37
>> Red-winged Blackbird- 7 Common Grackle- 17
>> Brown-headed Cowbird- 15 blackbird sp.- 28
>> American Goldfinch- 1 passerine sp.- 8
>>
>>
>>
>> Predictions:
>> Tomorrow looks like another day of perfect hawkwatching weather. The wind
>> will be light, out of the SW early before becoming more southerly and
>> increasing from 5mph to around 10mph. Clouds will be building ahead of
>> Sunday's rain, and temperatures will be in the upper half of the 50s.
>> Raptors will be on the move!
>> ========================================================================
>> 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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