Bradbury Mountain State ParkPownal, Maine, USA
| Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 26, 2017 |
| Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Black Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turkey Vulture | 3 | 34 | 34 |
| Osprey | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bald Eagle | 3 | 30 | 30 |
| Northern Harrier | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Northern Goshawk | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 11 | 20 | 20 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 11 | 26 | 26 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merlin | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown Accipiter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Buteo | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Raptor | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Total: | 41 | 129 | 129 |
| Observation start time: | 08:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 16:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 8 hours |
| Official Counter | Zane Baker |
| Observers: | John Lorenc, Tim Paul |
Visitors:38 people showed up at the summit today to ask questions and share bird stories. Thank you to everyone who helped search for birds with me today.
Weather:It was a beautiful day at the mountain today. Temperatures remained at or slightly below freezing for the count period. Cloud cover was light and remained mostly to the southwest. Winds were barely detectable from the east and southeast for most of the day, becoming stronger and more southeast for the last couple of hours.
Raptor Observations:Today was the first sighting of Northern Harriers arriving. Most of the birds today were able to gain more elevation than what we have been seeing lately, which made picking out locals from migrants a little easier. A pair of adult Red-tailed Hawks flew low over the summit to the delight of bystanders.
Non-raptor Observations:19 species were seen or heard from the summit.
Predictions:Tomorrow's weather doesn't look great for counting birds. Rain is predicted to start early, becoming heaviest by early afternoon. Winds should be from the southeast at 10-15mph. Tomorrow could be a washout, but there are probably many birds in a holding pattern on the back end of this weather system.
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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