[Maine-birds] Fw: HSR: Bradbury Mountain State Park (20 Apr 2015) 5 Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park
Pownal, Maine, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 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              0            163            373
Osprey                      3            240            240
Bald Eagle                  0            26            59
Northern Harrier            0            83            84
Sharp-shinned Hawk          2            352            360
Cooper's Hawk                0            40            58
Northern Goshawk            0              2              3
Red-shouldered Hawk          0            76            103
Broad-winged Hawk            0            319            319
Red-tailed Hawk              0            134            203
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              3
Golden Eagle                0              1              1
American Kestrel            0            198            199
Merlin                      0            27            29
Peregrine Falcon            0              3              4
Unknown Accipiter            0            13            14
Unknown Buteo                0              9            10
Unknown Falcon              0              3              3
Unknown Eagle                0              0              1
Unknown Raptor              0              6              6

Total:                      5          1695          2072
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end  time: 13:45:00
Total observation time: 5.75 hours

Official Counter:        Derek Lovitch, Jeannette Lovitch

Observers:       

Visitors:
3


Weather:
It wasn't very nice out. Gusty and increasing winds varied from the east to
the SSE before becoming moderately-strong east by the end of today's count.
A few sprinkles and brief showers after 2pm (EDT) gave way to steady rain
and poor visibility by 2:45, bringing today's count to a soggy end.

Raptor Observations:
Just a few migrants pushed ahead of the approaching system, and even most
local birds took cover today.

Non-raptor Observations:
26 species were seen and/or heard from the summit today, with other
migrants limited to:
12 Double-crested Cormorants
7 Canada Geese
1 Belted Kingfisher
1 Yellow-rumped Warbler

Predictions:
A (perhaps very) wet start to the day as a large area of low pressure
centered just north of the Great Lakes takes hold of our weather. A
secondary area of low pressure is expected to form off the Mid-Atlantic,
and deepen in the Gulf of Maine overnight spinning a lot of rain and wind
our way. Intriguing however, is the forecasted dry slot with warm
temperatures and southerly winds that might reach the area tomorrow
afternoon. If that makes it here, we could get a few hours of productive
hawkwatching in.  If it doesn't make it here, we'll catch up on our
reading.
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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