[Maine-birds] Fwd: HSR: Bradbury Mountain State Park (30 Mar 2015) 8 Raptors

>
> Bradbury Mountain State Park
> Pownal, Maine, USA
> Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 30, 2015
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>
> Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
> ------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
> Black Vulture 0 0 0
> Turkey Vulture 1 192 192
> Osprey 0 0 0
> Bald Eagle 0 28 28
> Northern Harrier 1 1 1
> Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 7 7
> Cooper's Hawk 0 14 14
> Northern Goshawk 0 1 1
> Red-shouldered Hawk 0 26 26
> Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
> Red-tailed Hawk 2 63 63
> Rough-legged Hawk 1 3 3
> Golden Eagle 0 0 0
> American Kestrel 1 1 1
> Merlin 1 1 1
> 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: 8 340 340
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>
> Observation start time: 08:00:00
> Observation end time: 16:00:00
> Total observation time: 8 hours
>
> Official Counter: Andrew Wolfgang
>
> Observers: Zane Baker
>
> Visitors:
> 4
>
>
> Weather:
> Bradbury Mountain was a good place to be today, though snowy, cold, and
> windy, migrants were observed.Temperatures did not rise above freezing.
> Visibility was fair at the beginning and end of the count; during the snow
> showers visibility was poor. Strong south and southwest winds with a five
> hour period of snow showers made for difficult viewing of migration for a
> part of the count period.
>
> Raptor Observations:
> Today there were 8 migrants tallied, 7 species total. First of the season
> sightings were made for American Kestrel, Merlin, and Northern Harrier. In
> addition, the third Rough-legged Hawk of the year was recorded today. This
> ties the record season high-count for the Rough-legged Hawk.
>
> Non-raptor Observations:
> Lots of birds were moving before and after the snow showers. Migrants
> included:
> Canada Goose 79
> Common Merganser 2
> Common Grackle 6
> Red-winged Blackbird 8
>
>
> Predictions:
> Tomorrow's weather is predicted to be seasonal, and hawk watching is also
> expected to reflect that as well. There should be birds flying, clear with
> a high temperature well above freezing, looks good! The WNW winds 10-15 mph
> are not favorable, but they should not keep migrants from moving through on
> a seasonal day.
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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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