[Maine-birds] Fwd: HSR: Bradbury Mountain State Park (02 Apr 2015) 87 Raptors

> Bradbury Mountain State Park
> Pownal, Maine, USA
> Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 02, 2015
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>
> Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
> ------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
> Black Vulture 0 0 0
> Turkey Vulture 30 36 246
> Osprey 1 1 1
> Bald Eagle 0 2 35
> Northern Harrier 6 6 7
> Sharp-shinned Hawk 5 7 15
> Cooper's Hawk 6 6 24
> Northern Goshawk 0 0 1
> Red-shouldered Hawk 15 17 44
> Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
> Red-tailed Hawk 12 20 89
> Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 3
> Golden Eagle 0 1 1
> American Kestrel 1 1 2
> Merlin 5 5 7
> Peregrine Falcon 1 1 2
> Unknown Accipiter 2 2 3
> Unknown Buteo 3 3 4
> Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
> Unknown Eagle 0 0 1
> Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
>
> Total: 87 109 486
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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: Becky Marvil, Don Sellers, Don Thompson, Tim Paul,
> Zane Baker
>
> Visitors:
> 4
>
>
> Weather:
> Visibility was excellent all day long at Bradbury Mountain. Favorable winds
> from the south and a break in the clouds in the last hour of the count
> produced a nice flight to end an overcast day. During the morning hours it
> was quite cold, but birds were flying in small numbers in the morning as
> well.
>
> Raptor Observations:
> A total of 87 migrants today. Nine species of raptors were recorded during
> today's count. Overall a diverse group of migrants passed by the summit.
> Merlin, American Kestrel, Northern Harrier, and the first Osprey of the
> year were all recorded today. Larger numbers of migrants will start to
> become common as the season continues!
>
> Non-raptor Observations:
> Other Migrants included:
> American Robin 97
> Tree Swallow 2
> Common Grackle 54
> Red-winged Blackbird 33
> Great Blue Heron 7
> Common Merganser 9
> Canada Goose 200+
>
> Also of note, 56 Bohemian Waxwings and 4 Cedar Waxwings stopped by the
> summit.
>
> Predictions:
> Tomorrow is forecasted to be a great day for hawk watching. Partly sunny
> skies and a high temperature that will truly feel like spring is here, will
> be complimented by southwest winds at 5-10 mph. It looks like a day that
> you should bring your binoculars to the summit at Bradbury Mountain!
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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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