[Maine-birds] Fwd: HSR: Bradbury Mountain State Park (21 Apr 2015) 28 Raptors

>
> Bradbury Mountain State Park
> Pownal, Maine, USA
> Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 21, 2015
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>
> Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
> ------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
> Black Vulture 0 0 0
> Turkey Vulture 0 163 373
> Osprey 14 254 254
> Bald Eagle 1 27 60
> Northern Harrier 0 83 84
> Sharp-shinned Hawk 7 359 367
> Cooper's Hawk 0 40 58
> Northern Goshawk 0 2 3
> Red-shouldered Hawk 0 76 103
> Broad-winged Hawk 6 325 325
> 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: 28 1723 2100
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>
> Observation start time: 13:00:00
> Observation end time: 16:00:00
> Total observation time: 3 hours
>
> Official Counter: Derek Lovitch
>
> Observers:
>
> Visitors:
> 10
>
>
> Weather:
> Rain continued until the late morning, but dense fog precluded observation
> through 1pm EST Fog steadily lifted, with visibility increasing to "good"
> by 2pm EST. Then, sun began to peak out, and with it, a shift to a light
> west then southwest wind ushered a few migrants through.
>
> Raptor Observations:
> Local birds began to take to the air by 1:30EST, led by several displaying
> Broad-wings, several eagles, and scattered Turkey Vultures. Soon
> thereafter, with fog still cloaking the horizon, the first Ospreys began to
> move.
>
> Non-raptor Observations:
> A total of 31 species made their presences known in the three short hours
> at the summit today, with the woods alive with song as everyone celebrated
> the end of the drenching.
>
> Other species deemed migrating, however, were limited to:
> 5 Tree Swallows
> 2 Barn Swallows
> 1 SANDHILL CRANE (our 7th of the season!)
> 1 Great Blue Heron
>
> Predictions:
> A series of disturbances will rotate around a massive upper-level low
> wobbling to the north of the Great Lakes. The next disturbance is expected
> to spiral through tomorrow afternoon. The morning should see mostly sunny
> skies and light southerly winds. Clouds and winds will increase in the pm
> ahead of the low, but if the winds stay more south than southeast, we very
> well might end up with a good little flight tomorrow.
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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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