[Maine-birds] Fwd: Bradbury Mountain State Park (30 Apr 2016) 67 Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park
Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 30, 2016
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	0
Turkey Vulture	0	38	260
Osprey	7	448	450
Bald Eagle	0	13	59
Northern Harrier	0	106	123
Sharp-shinned Hawk	19	629	668
Cooper's Hawk	0	20	64
Northern Goshawk	0	0	2
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	25	74
Broad-winged Hawk	34	1841	1842
Red-tailed Hawk	1	55	238
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	4	378	413
Merlin	0	58	62
Peregrine Falcon	0	1	1
Unknown Accipiter	1	3	6
Unknown Buteo	0	7	12
Unknown Falcon	0	4	4
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	1	15	21
Total:	67	3641	4299

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

Visitors:
51 people visited the hawkwatch.

Weather:
It was a mostly sunny day, with light winds throughout the morning varying between north and west. During the afternoon, winds picked up to a moderate speed and became more southeasterly in general.

Raptor Observations:
It was a decent day of hawkwatching, with nice numbers of Sharp-shinned Hawks and Broad-winged Hawks. Local Broad-winged Hawks and Cooper's Hawks continued to display and there were a few aerial battles. Birds started out quite high, but became lower and closer as the winds picked up. Visitors had the opportunity to see several close birds.

Non-raptor Observations:
Black-throated Green Warblers were singing quite a bit at the beginning of the count period. 40 bird species were observed today.

Species deemed migrating:

19 Common Grackles

16 Tree Swallows

3 Barn Swallows

3 blackbird sp.

2 Double-crested Cormorants

1 American Goldfinch

1 Belted Kingfisher

1 Common Loon

1 Pine Siskin

Predictions:
Tomorrow is expected to be overcast with light southeast winds and temperatures in the fifties. There is a small chance of showers during the late afternoon, but these might not hit until after the count period. As long as clouds stay high and precipitation holds off, it should be a decent day of hawkwatching. Feathers over Freeport will be happening at Bradbury Mountain State Park tomorrow, and we hope to see you there! Programs will include bird walks, a hawkwatch workshop, and a live raptor presentation. Don't forget your binoculars! Please see the following website for the full schedule of events: http://www.maine.gov/dacf/parks/discover_history_explore_nature/activities/feathers_over_freeport.shtml

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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