[Maine-birds] Fwd: HSR: Bradbury Mountain State Park (26 Mar 2015) 77 Raptors

>
> Bradbury Mountain State Park
> Pownal, Maine, USA
> Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 26, 2015
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>
> Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
> ------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
> Black Vulture 0 0 0
> Turkey Vulture 39 184 184
> Osprey 0 0 0
> Bald Eagle 1 23 23
> Northern Harrier 0 0 0
> Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 4 4
> Cooper's Hawk 5 12 12
> Northern Goshawk 0 1 1
> Red-shouldered Hawk 17 24 24
> Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
> Red-tailed Hawk 15 53 53
> Rough-legged Hawk 0 2 2
> Golden Eagle 0 0 0
> American Kestrel 0 0 0
> Merlin 0 0 0
> Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1
> Unknown Accipiter 0 1 1
> Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
> Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
> Unknown Eagle 0 1 1
> Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
>
> Total: 77 306 306
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>
> Observation start time: 08:00:00
> Observation end time: 14:15:00
> Total observation time: 6.25 hours
>
> Official Counter: Andrew Wolfgang
>
> Observers:
>
> Visitors:
> 4
>
>
> Weather:
> In the morning the count started with overcast skies and a fair amount of
> fog in the area around Bradbury Mountain.By afternoon the fog lifted and
> partly sunny skies lasted for three hours. Southwest winds turned south
> and stayed gentle until the rain moved in. Persistent rain showers caused
> the count to finish one hour and forty-five minutes early today.
>
> Raptor Observations:
> Warm weather and sunny skies in the afternoon brought in a nice flight of
> raptors before the rain started at Bradbury. Red-shouldered Hawks,
> Red-tailed Hawks, and Turkey Vultures were the core group of the migrating
> raptors today. A few Cooper's Hawks and a Bald Eagle also glided by on
> favorable winds this afternoon.
>
> Non-raptor Observations:
> Other recorded migrants:
> Red-winged Blackbird 44
> Common Grackle 71
> European Starling 63
> Canada Goose 5
> American Robin 5
> Great Blue Heron 2
> Killdeer 1
>
> Predictions:
> There is a chance of rain showers tomorrow morning. The count may be
> delayed depending on the duration and intensity of this predicted rain.
> However rain is expected to clear out before the afternoon is over, cloudy
> skies and NNW winds from 5 to 10 mph will be present during the later part
> of the count period. There is a chance that if some sun breaks through the
> clouds a few birds may be moving behind the front.
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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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