[Maine-birds] Fwd: Bradbury Mountain State Park (02 May 2016) Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park
Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: May 02, 2016
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	0
Turkey Vulture	0	0	260
Osprey	0	3	453
Bald Eagle	0	0	59
Northern Harrier	0	0	123
Sharp-shinned Hawk	0	7	675
Cooper's Hawk	0	1	65
Northern Goshawk	0	0	2
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	0	74
Broad-winged Hawk	0	17	1859
Red-tailed Hawk	0	3	241
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	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:	0	33	4332

(No count conducted today)


Weather:
Drizzle and fog in the morning turned into steady rain throughout the afternoon, so the count was not conducted.

Raptor Observations:


Non-raptor Observations:


Predictions:
Tomorrow is predicted to be overcast, with temperatures in the forties and fifties. Light winds should start out northerly in the morning, becoming more westerly and southwesterly in the afternoon. If winds stay light, there could be some nice afternoon movement especially after today's rain.

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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