Bradbury Mountain State ParkPownal, Maine, USA
| Daily Raptor Counts: May 01, 2016 |
| Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Black Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 260 |
| Osprey | 3 | 3 | 453 |
| Bald Eagle | 0 | 0 | 59 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 0 | 123 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 7 | 7 | 675 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 1 | 1 | 65 |
| Northern Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 17 | 17 | 1859 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 3 | 3 | 241 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Kestrel | 2 | 2 | 415 |
| Merlin | 0 | 0 | 62 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unknown Accipiter | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Total: | 33 | 33 | 4332 |
| Observation start time: | 08:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 14:15:00 |
| Total observation time: | 6.25 hours |
| Official Counter | Anna Stunkel |
| Observers: | Derek Lovitch, Zane Baker |
Visitors:51 people visited the hawkwatch, including 14 hawkwatch workshop participants and a Boy Scout troop from Falmouth. Thank you to all who attended the Feathers over Freeport programs!
Weather:Today was overcast with moderate winds mostly from the south. Temperatures were in the mid forties to low fifties. Light sprinkling began at around 12:00 pm EST, eventually becoming drizzle and steadier rain. The count ended at 2:15 pm EST due to this rain.
Raptor Observations:It was a nice morning of hawkwatching, with quite a few close birds. This allowed the hawkwatch workshop participants to work on their ID and enjoy some beautiful raptors. Migrant and local Broad-winged Hawks dominated the skies, and a few immature Red-tailed Hawks were moving through. Raptor movement slowed down when the drizzle started.
Non-raptor Observations:The first Ovenbird of the season was heard singing in the distance today. There was some nice non-raptor migrant diversity. 41 bird species were observed.
Species deemed migrating:
19 Blue Jays
13 American Robins
12 Common Grackles
12 Tree Swallows
6 warbler sp.
5 Yellow-rumped Warblers
4 passerine sp.
2 American Goldfinches
2 blackbird sp.
2 Canada Geese
1 Belted Kingfisher
1 Common Loon
1 Great Blue Heron
Predictions:It looks like tomorrow will be a rainy day, with scattered showers in the morning and steadier rain during the afternoon. East northeast winds are predicted. Hopefully a bit of counting will be possible in the morning, but raptor movement is likely to be slow due to the rain and the wind direction.
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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