Trying for kites...Bradbury Mountain State Park
Pownal, Maine, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 20, 2016 Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total Black Vulture 0 1 1 Turkey Vulture 0 0 260 Osprey 0 63 513 Bald Eagle 0 9 68 Northern Harrier 0 9 132 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 78 746 Cooper's Hawk 1 6 70 Northern Goshawk 0 0 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 75 Broad-winged Hawk 1 282 2124 Red-tailed Hawk 0 7 245 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 16 429 Merlin 1 15 77 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 1 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 6 Unknown Buteo 0 1 13 Unknown Falcon 0 0 4 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 3 24 Total: 5 491 4790
Observation start time: 10:15:00 Observation end time: 12:15:00 Total observation time: 2 hours Official Counter Derek Lovitch Observers:
Weather:
Partly to mostly cloudy, warm, and light westerly to variable winds. It seemed like a good day to head up for a couple of hours to look for kites!
Raptor Observations:
Local Broad-winged Hawks, Red-tailed Hawks, and Turkey Vultures were very evident, with all five counted migrant raptors being immature, as expected.
Non-raptor Observations:
Other species deemed migrating:7 Barn Swallows3 Tree Swallows1 Double-crested Cormorant1 Chimney Swift1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird1 Bobolink
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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Friday, 20 May 2016
[Maine-birds] Fw: Bradbury Mountain State Park (20 May 2016) 5 Raptors
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