[Maine-birds] Fwd: HSR: Bradbury Mountain State Park (19 Apr 2015) 95 Raptors

>
> Bradbury Mountain State Park
> Pownal, Maine, USA
> Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 19, 2015
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>
> Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
> ------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
> Black Vulture 0 0 0
> Turkey Vulture 0 163 373
> Osprey 21 237 237
> Bald Eagle 0 26 59
> Northern Harrier 4 83 84
> Sharp-shinned Hawk 18 350 358
> Cooper's Hawk 2 40 58
> Northern Goshawk 0 2 3
> Red-shouldered Hawk 3 76 103
> Broad-winged Hawk 28 319 319
> Red-tailed Hawk 3 134 203
> Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 3
> Golden Eagle 0 1 1
> American Kestrel 10 198 199
> Merlin 4 27 29
> Peregrine Falcon 0 3 4
> Unknown Accipiter 0 13 14
> Unknown Buteo 1 9 10
> Unknown Falcon 0 3 3
> Unknown Eagle 0 0 1
> Unknown Raptor 1 6 6
>
> Total: 95 1690 2067
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>
> Observation start time: 08:00:00
> Observation end time: 16:15:00
> Total observation time: 8.25 hours
>
> Official Counter: Andrew Wolfgang
>
> Observers: Alan McKelvy, Derek Lovitch, Tara Bardar, Tom Downing,
> Zane Baker
>
> Visitors:
> 47
>
>
> Weather:
> A beautiful day again at Bradbury. Sunny skies and great visibility were
> present all day. Northeast winds kept migration to a slow trickle early on.
> In the final two hours of the count winds shifted to the south, and hawk
> watching conditions were perfect.
>
> Raptor Observations:
> We observed 95 migrating raptors today at Bradbury Mountain. Of those
> migrants fifty passed by in the last two hours of the count when winds
> shifted to the south. Merlin and American Kestrel were crowd pleasers late
> in the day!
>
> Non-raptor Observations:
> Other migrants today:
>
> Double-crested Cormorant 42
> Tree Swallow 26
> Duck sp. 4
> Purple Finch 3
> Common Merganser 3
> Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1
>
> Predictions:
> Tomorrow the morning and early afternoon is predicted to be cloudy and have
> lighter southeast winds. If the winds stay light throughout the day, there
> will be a good chance at seeing migrating raptors. The rain is predicted to
> move in during the later hours of the count, and this will unfortunately
> stop migration in most cases. Rain seems to be the theme for the upcoming
> week, but tomorrow morning may be a last chance to see migrants before the
> next storm system moves in.
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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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