[Maine-birds] Fwd: Bradbury Mountain State Park (21 Mar 2017) 11 Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park
Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 21, 2017
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	0
Turkey Vulture	5	15	15
Osprey	0	0	0
Bald Eagle	3	25	25
Northern Harrier	0	0	0
Sharp-shinned Hawk	0	1	1
Cooper's Hawk	0	1	1
Northern Goshawk	0	1	1
Red-shouldered Hawk	1	7	7
Broad-winged Hawk	0	0	0
Red-tailed Hawk	2	13	13
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	0	0
Merlin	0	0	0
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Accipiter	0	0	0
Unknown Buteo	0	0	0
Unknown Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	0	0
Total:	11	63	63

Observation start time:	08:00:00
Observation end time:	16:00:00
Total observation time:	8 hours
Official Counter	Jeannette Lovitch
Observers:	Bob Huber

Visitors:
10 people visited the Hawkwatch today.

Weather:
The temperature today didn't move much, but 40s felt quite pleasant. The wind was light all day, variable in the morning, then swinging around from easterly to westerly throughout the afternoon. Skies were mostly overcast with good visibility.

Raptor Observations:
There was not a lot of raptor activity today. The first migrant wasn't even counted until the 4th hour. 2 local Bald Eagles were seen periodically. A Red-shouldered Hawk was very vocal for a time beyond Little Bradbury.

Non-raptor Observations:
17 species were seen or heard from the summit today. The only ones deemed migrating were: 62 American Crows 1 Common Grackle 1 Red Crossbill (southbound)

Predictions:
Winter returns tomorrow with temperatures in the 30s. NW winds in the morning may shift to the west by the afternoon. It looks like those winds could be strong throughout the day with 40mph gusts possible. We will hope a few migrants will buck the winds.

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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