Bradbury Mountain State ParkPownal, Maine, USA
| Daily Raptor Counts: May 06, 2016 |
| Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Black Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 260 |
| Osprey | 8 | 18 | 468 |
| Bald Eagle | 0 | 0 | 59 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 0 | 123 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 5 | 16 | 684 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 0 | 2 | 66 |
| Northern Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 7 | 40 | 1882 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 3 | 241 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Kestrel | 2 | 5 | 418 |
| 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: | 22 | 84 | 4383 |
| Observation start time: | 08:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 16:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 8 hours |
| Official Counter | Anna Stunkel |
| Observers: | Jeannette Lovitch, Tom Downing |
Visitors:41 people visited the hawkwatch, including classes from North Yarmouth Academy and The Collaborative School.
Weather:Skies were overcast throughout the morning, but cleared quickly during early afternoon. By 12:00 pm EST the sky was nearly cloudless, with temperatures reaching the low sixties. Winds started off from the north, becoming more northeasterly and then southerly in the afternoon. Wind speed was light to moderate, and calmest in the early afternoon.
Raptor Observations:Although it was still slow, migration finally picked up a little and it was a beautiful day to be on the summit. Most birds were distant but a few came quite close, including a beautiful male American Kestrel and some local Turkey Vultures that flew very low over us.
Non-raptor Observations:A Black Swallowtail butterfly landed on the summit to sun itself today. 39 bird species were observed.
Species deemed migrating:
6 Double-crested Cormorants
3 American Goldfinches
3 Barn Swallows
1 Belted Kingfisher
1 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1 Pine Siskin
1 Purple Finch
Predictions:Overcast skies and a chance of late afternoon showers are predicted for tomorrow. Winds should be mostly from the east, with temperatures in the fifties. Migration is likely to be slow, but there should be a few birds passing by.
Report submitted by Jeannette Lovitch (
freeportwildbird@yahoo.com)
Bradbury Mountain State Park information may be found at:
www.freeportwildbirdsupply.com/hawkwatch.asp
0 comments:
Post a Comment