[Maine-birds] Fwd: Bradbury Mountain State Park (27 Mar 2017) Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park
Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 27, 2017
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	0
Turkey Vulture	0	34	34
Osprey	0	0	0
Bald Eagle	0	30	30
Northern Harrier	0	2	2
Sharp-shinned Hawk	0	6	6
Cooper's Hawk	0	5	5
Northern Goshawk	0	1	1
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	20	20
Broad-winged Hawk	0	0	0
Red-tailed Hawk	0	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	0	1	1
Unknown Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	3	3
Total:	0	129	129

(No count conducted today)


Weather:
Today's count was canceled due to inclement weather. Visibility, at what would have been the start of the day, was less than one mile, with dense fog and drizzle which turned to a more steady rainfall. Winds were light, coming from the east.

Raptor Observations:


Non-raptor Observations:
This morning the summit trail was slick with a thin layer of ice, when temperatures were still low.

Predictions:
Tomorrow looks to be mostly cloudy throughout the day, with possible rain showers moving in by mid afternoon carrying on into the evening. Winds should be very light, if there is a detectable breeze. Wind direction should be northeast most of the day, swinging around to southeast by days end. Lets hope the hawks are anxious to move and that the rain holds off long enough to count some birds.

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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