[Maine-birds] Fwd: HSR: Bradbury Mountain State Park (04 Apr 2015) 1 Raptors

>
> Bradbury Mountain State Park
> Pownal, Maine, USA
> Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 04, 2015
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>
> Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
> ------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
> Black Vulture 0 0 0
> Turkey Vulture 0 133 343
> Osprey 0 3 3
> Bald Eagle 0 3 36
> Northern Harrier 0 18 19
> Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 46 54
> Cooper's Hawk 0 14 32
> Northern Goshawk 0 0 1
> Red-shouldered Hawk 0 40 67
> Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
> Red-tailed Hawk 1 70 139
> Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 3
> Golden Eagle 0 1 1
> American Kestrel 0 17 18
> Merlin 0 6 8
> Peregrine Falcon 0 1 2
> Unknown Accipiter 0 5 6
> Unknown Buteo 0 6 7
> Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
> Unknown Eagle 0 0 1
> Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
>
> Total: 1 364 741
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>
> Observation start time: 08:15:00
> Observation end time: 16:00:00
> Total observation time: 7.75 hours
>
> Official Counter: Andrew Wolfgang
>
> Observers: Alan McKelvy, Zane Baker
>
> Visitors:
> 7. Special Thanks to Zane Baker and Alan McKelvy, for hawk watching on a
> day when the cold rain and wind were much more obvious than the hawks.
>
>
> Weather:
> The count started fifteen minutes late due to rain in the morning.
> Unfortunately, rain returned to Bradbury shortly after the start of the
> count, causing poor visibility for several hours. However, when the rain
> cleared visibility greatly improved. A cold front arrived and strong winds
> began gusting from the northwest.
>
> Raptor Observations:
> Strong gusty winds and rain halted migration today. One migrant was
> recorded a Red-tailed Hawk which passed by after the rain, and before the
> strongest winds started. Local Cooper's Hawks, Red-tailed Hawks, Bald
> Eagles, and Turkey Vultures were observed today gliding low on strong
> winds.
>
> Non-raptor Observations:
> A total of 24 species were observed from the summit today. Also yesterday,
> I omitted the Fish Crow which was recorded during our great day of migrants
> on 4/3/2015. The Fish Crow was heard from the summit in the mid-afternoon.
>
> Predictions:
> Tomorrow is predicted to be clear and windy. Before the winds become their
> strongest from the west. There may be a brief period of the morning when
> birds are migrating on southwest winds in the earlier hours of the count. I
> expect several migrants to pass by 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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