[Maine-birds] Fwd: Bradbury Mountain State Park (20 Apr 2016) 128 Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park
Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 20, 2016
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	0
Turkey Vulture	0	38	260
Osprey	14	255	257
Bald Eagle	0	10	56
Northern Harrier	2	45	62
Sharp-shinned Hawk	18	246	285
Cooper's Hawk	0	13	57
Northern Goshawk	0	0	2
Red-shouldered Hawk	1	21	70
Broad-winged Hawk	83	445	446
Red-tailed Hawk	5	44	227
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	4	136	171
Merlin	1	9	13
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Accipiter	0	1	4
Unknown Buteo	0	3	8
Unknown Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	7	13
Total:	128	1273	1931

Observation start time:	08:00:00
Observation end time:	16:00:00
Total observation time:	8 hours
Official Counter	Anna Stunkel
Observers:	Lionel Quirion, Tom Downing

Visitors:
58 people, including many enthusiastic young birders, visited the hawkwatch today.

Weather:
The day started off with moderate and gusty winds, mostly from the northeast. During the last few hours of the count, winds calmed quite a bit and became more northwesterly. Skies were partly cloudy with some wispy cirrus, and temperatures were mainly in the fifties.

Raptor Observations:
The morning started off slow during the gusty period, but when winds began to calm there was a nice burst of activity from 1:00-2:00 pm EST. Birds started off low and some became quite high during the afternoon, with a few small kettles forming. After the mid-afternoon flurry, activity slowed again. Broad-winged Hawks stole the show today.

Non-raptor Observations:
At least one Ruby-crowned Kinglet and two Chipping Sparrows were hanging around today, and three Pine Warblers were busily singing. A beautiful Yellow-bellied Sapsucker landed nearby and called.

38 bird species were observed today. Species deemed migrating: 97 Tree Swallows

85 passerine sp. (one large and distant flock of either American Robins or blackbird sp.)

78 Double-crested Cormorants

5 Brown-headed Cowbirds

3 Yellow-rumped Warblers

1 Common Merganser

1 Pine Siskin

Predictions:
The forecast for tomorrow looks excellent. Warm temperatures reaching the mid sixties, clear skies, and light winds should bring many migrants past the summit. Wind direction is expected to start off westerly, becoming more southwesterly during late morning and afternoon. We hope to see you there. Don't forget your binoculars!

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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