[Maine-birds] Fwd: HSR: Bradbury Mountain State Park (20 Mar 2015) 70 Raptors

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> Bradbury Mountain State Park
> Pownal, Maine, USA
> Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 20, 2015
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> Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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> Black Vulture 0 0 0
> Turkey Vulture 54 68 68
> Osprey 0 0 0
> Bald Eagle 5 10 10
> Northern Harrier 0 0 0
> Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 4 4
> Cooper's Hawk 0 1 1
> Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
> Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
> Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
> Red-tailed Hawk 8 16 16
> Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 1
> Golden Eagle 0 0 0
> American Kestrel 0 0 0
> Merlin 0 0 0
> Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1
> Unknown Accipiter 1 1 1
> Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
> Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
> Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
> Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
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> Total: 70 102 102
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> Observation start time: 08:00:00
> Observation end time: 16:00:00
> Total observation time: 8 hours
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> Official Counter: Andrew Wolfgang
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> Observers: Derek Lovitch
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> Visitors:
> 14
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> Weather:
> Overcast skies and variable winds from the west and south were part of a
> nice day of hawk watching. The temperature at the summit just reached the
> freezing mark during the warmest part of the afternoon.
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> Raptor Observations:
> There were 70 migrants reported today at Bradbury Mountain. Turkey Vultures
> were migrating in good numbers with a season high 54 moving through today.
> Red-tailed Hawks made a late day push as eight migrants were totaled today.
> Afternoon sightings included six local Bald Eagles and five migrant Bald
> Eagles. There were also Sharp-shinned Hawks migrating and a local Cooper's
> Hawk displaying once again.
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> Non-raptor Observations:
> Our first two migrating Red-winged Blackbirds passed by the summit this
> morning. Pine Siskin, Red-breasted Nuthatch, and a variety of other winter
> birds were heard and observed at the summit today. Today 17 species were
> recorded at the top of Bradbury Mountain.
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> Predictions:
> Tomorrow looks like a good day for hawk watching at Bradbury. Favorable
> south winds turning Southeast should bring birds by the summit. There is a
> possibility of snow showers during the count, and with a great flight
> today, we have a great chance to get good numbers again tomorrow.
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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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