Bradbury Mountain State ParkPownal, Maine, USA
| Daily Raptor Counts: May 10, 2015 |
| Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Black Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 374 |
| Osprey | 5 | 57 | 362 |
| Bald Eagle | 4 | 18 | 90 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 11 | 99 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 11 | 165 | 591 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 2 | 20 | 85 |
| Northern Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 0 | 0 | 104 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 35 | 393 | 1135 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 7 | 23 | 235 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| American Kestrel | 3 | 81 | 302 |
| Merlin | 4 | 31 | 69 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| Unknown Accipiter | 0 | 3 | 19 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unknown Raptor | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| Total: | 73 | 809 | 3507 |
| Observation start time: | 08:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 16:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 8 hours |
| Official Counter | Andrew Wolfgang |
| Observers: | Alan McKelvy, Dave Gulick, Derek Lovitch, Zane Baker |
Visitors:51
Weather:A hot one at Bradbury with abundant sunshine, and enough clouds for good hawk watching! The winds stayed very light from the SW turning variable as the count ended. Early on, fog was replaced by haze on the horizon. Another nice day to be at the summit.
Raptor Observations:A total of 73 migrant raptors were recorded at the lookout. Bald Eagles were showing off today for the crowd, as well as Broad-winged and Red-tailed Hawks.
Non-raptor Observations:40 species were observed at the summit today. Other migrants included: Blue Jay 38 Tree Swallow 18 Chimney Swift 15 American Goldfinch 11 Double-crested Cormorant 10 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 7 Brown-headed Cowbird 5 Solitary Sandpiper 4 Red-winged Blackbird 4 Barn Swallow 1 Common Loon 1
Predictions:Tomorrow's weather at Bradbury is predicted to be considerably cloudy with a chance of stray showers. Winds will be E at 5-10 mph. Unfortunately, the predicted conditions are not optimal for hawk watching, but you never know what could fly by the lookout tomorrow!
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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