[Maine-birds] Fwd: Bradbury Mountain State Park (17 Apr 2016) 343 Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park
Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 17, 2016
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	0
Turkey Vulture	0	38	260
Osprey	57	175	177
Bald Eagle	1	8	54
Northern Harrier	7	30	47
Sharp-shinned Hawk	69	172	211
Cooper's Hawk	2	12	56
Northern Goshawk	0	0	2
Red-shouldered Hawk	1	18	67
Broad-winged Hawk	146	236	237
Red-tailed Hawk	14	37	220
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	43	102	137
Merlin	0	6	10
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Accipiter	0	1	4
Unknown Buteo	1	3	8
Unknown Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	2	7	13
Total:	343	845	1503

Observation start time:	08:00:00
Observation end time:	16:45:00
Total observation time:	8.75 hours
Official Counter	Anna Stunkel
Observers:	Bob Huber, Dave Gulick, Derek Lovitch, Jeannette Lovitch, Julie Krasne, Lionel Quirion, Marion Zimmerman, Tom Downing, Zane Baker

Visitors:
74 people visited the hawkwatch. It was wonderful to see so much interest in the project!

Weather:
It was a lovely, mostly clear day that started off with light northwest winds in the morning. In the afternoon, winds shifted to a light breeze that was mostly from the south and southwest. Temperatures were mainly in the fifties and low sixties.

Raptor Observations:
There was a good movement of Osprey, Sharp-shinned Hawks, and Broad-winged Hawks throughout the day. Many birds followed high flight paths over the summit. This was especially evident during early afternoon, when winds shifted and carried in new flurries of migrants. American Kestrels became most active during mid-afternoon. Immature Red-tailed Hawks were coming through as well.

Non-raptor Observations:
Other migrants were also quite active, and we enjoyed watching long lines of Double-crested Cormorants passing by. A Wild Turkey was spotted landing near the edge of Pownal field.

Species deemed migrating:

173 Double-crested Cormorants

85 Common Grackles

54 Tree Swallows

27 American Robins

8 passerine sp.

Predictions:
Tomorrow should be another great day. It is predicted to be mostly cloudy and with northeast winds in the morning, becoming southeasterly in the afternoon. However, these winds should be light with nicely warm temperatures. As long as cloud cover stays high, there should be good raptor movement.

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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