[Maine-birds] Fwd: Bradbury Mountain State Park (11 May 2015) 5 Raptors

Daily Raptor Counts: May 11, 2015
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	0
Turkey Vulture	0	0	374
Osprey	1	58	363
Bald Eagle	0	18	90
Northern Harrier	2	13	101
Sharp-shinned Hawk	0	165	591
Cooper's Hawk	0	20	85
Northern Goshawk	0	0	4
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	0	104
Broad-winged Hawk	1	394	1136
Red-tailed Hawk	0	23	235
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	3
Golden Eagle	0	0	1
American Kestrel	0	81	302
Merlin	1	32	70
Peregrine Falcon	0	3	8
Unknown Accipiter	0	3	19
Unknown Buteo	0	0	10
Unknown Falcon	0	0	3
Unknown Eagle	0	0	1
Unknown Raptor	0	4	12
Total:	5	814	3512

Observation start time:	08:00:00
Observation end time:	16:00:00
Total observation time:	8 hours
Official Counter	Andrew Wolfgang
Observers:	Zane Baker

Visitors:
11

Weather:
Overcast skies were present for the entire count period. Northeast winds stayed light all day. Excellent visibility and a cool but comfortable count period. Several periods of light drizzle before noon, but luckily it didn't rain heavily on Bradbury.

Raptor Observations:
There were 5 migrants tallied today, including two Northern Harriers. Not much local raptor activity was observed today. Weather conditions were not ideal for local or migrant raptors.

Non-raptor Observations:
50 species were identified at the count site today, 8 of which were warblers. A pair of Sandhill Cranes passed by in the morning hours. Migrants included: Common Loon 4 Common Grackle 4 Chimney Swift 3 Solitary Sandpiper 2 Sandhill Crane 2 Yellow-rumped Warbler 2 Barn Swallow 2 Tree Swallow 2 Great Blue Heron 1 Brown-headed Cowbird 1

Predictions:
Tomorrow will be warmer with chances of rain showers throughout the afternoon. South winds and brief periods of sunshine could put some migrants on the wing heading north 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