Bradbury Mountain State Park
Pownal, Maine, USA
| Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 23, 2016 |
| Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Black Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turkey Vulture | 16 | 112 | 112 |
| Osprey | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bald Eagle | 3 | 31 | 31 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 0 | 21 | 21 |
| Northern Goshawk | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 2 | 24 | 24 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 115 | 115 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merlin | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Accipiter | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total: | 21 | 320 | 320 |
| Observation start time: | 08:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 16:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 8 hours |
| Official Counter | Anna Stunkel |
| Observers: | Chuck Barnes, Rick Hartzell, Zane Baker |
Visitors:13 people visited the hawkwatch.
Weather:Winds were northerly for most of the day, with overcast skies. Visibility improved as the day progressed. It was a bit chilly on the mountain due to the cloud cover, but winds were light to moderate.
Raptor Observations:Compared to recent days the count was a bit slow, but numbers were still good for late March. The majority of migrating raptors were Turkey Vultures, along with a few Bald Eagles and Red-shouldered Hawks. Resident Turkey Vultures were also milling around quite a bit today, especially near Eagle Island.
Non-raptor Observations:Species diversity was good today, with 21 bird species observed from Bradbury Mountain. A little push of migrating robins occurred, mostly during the morning hours. Small flocks of Canada Geese came through mainly in the afternoon. Species deemed migrating: 45 Canada Geese 40 American Robins 7 passerine sp. 6 Common Mergansers 6 finch sp. 3 Pine Siskins 3 Purple Finches 2 Red-winged Blackbirds 1 American Goldfinch 1 Common Grackle
Predictions:Snow showers and freezing rain predicted throughout the day may cause an off-and-on count tomorrow. Temperatures will be around freezing. Combined with east northeast winds, these conditions are likely to slow down the count.
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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