[Maine-birds] Fwd: Bradbury Mountain State Park (03 Apr 2016) Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park
Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 03, 2016
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	0
Turkey Vulture	0	14	236
Osprey	0	6	8
Bald Eagle	0	0	46
Northern Harrier	0	2	19
Sharp-shinned Hawk	0	7	46
Cooper's Hawk	0	1	45
Northern Goshawk	0	0	2
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	1	50
Broad-winged Hawk	0	0	1
Red-tailed Hawk	0	6	189
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	12	47
Merlin	0	1	5
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Accipiter	0	0	3
Unknown Buteo	0	0	5
Unknown Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	0	6
Total:	0	50	708

(No count conducted today)


Weather:
The count was not conducted today, due to a wind advisory. Northwest winds were 20 to 30 mph, with gusts up to 50 mph. Protocol states that we do not count during a wind advisory.

Raptor Observations:


Non-raptor Observations:


Predictions:
Snow showers may be off and on tomorrow. Winds are expected to be light and north northeast. It probably won't be a busy day, but some raptors should be moving through in between the flurries, especially following the strong winds today.

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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