Bradbury Mountain State ParkPownal, Maine, USA
| Daily Raptor Counts: May 11, 2017 |
| Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Black Vulture | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 511 |
| Osprey | 0 | 22 | 334 |
| Bald Eagle | 0 | 5 | 75 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 6 | 178 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 93 | 592 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 0 | 4 | 64 |
| Northern Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 0 | 1 | 125 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 53 | 1356 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 8 | 169 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 9 | 427 |
| Merlin | 0 | 10 | 54 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Unknown Accipiter | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 5 | 33 |
| Total: | 0 | 219 | 3949 |
| Observation start time: | 08:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 16:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 8 hours |
| Official Counter | Zane Baker |
| Observers: | |
Visitors:17 visitors today. There was some sort of meeting being held at the summit today, and all I could think was Lord Of The Flies, David Koresh, or Jim Jones. I don't know what was taking place. They seemed friendly though.
Weather:Skies were cloudy for the entire day today with a north-northeast wind that refused to shift direction. Rain showers started early but only lasted for an hour. Temperatures climbed only a few degrees from the time I arrived, starting at about 45 degrees and topping out at around 50. Visibility remained very good for the entire count period.
Raptor Observations:Not much to report again today. There was a little more local bird activity compared to yesterday. Our resident Coop was out and about for a while this morning. I saw a Red-tailed Hawk do a complete 360 degree barrel roll as it maneuvered away from a group of Crows. I've never seen a complete roll like that before from a Red-tail.
Non-raptor Observations:I'm coming up short on what to say. It was a very quiet, uneventful day. Juncos and Chipping Sparrows kept me company for a while. I think they've started to accept me.
Predictions:Tomorrow may be a little warmer than these past couple of days but the wind is still predicted to be from the northeast at about 5-10mph. Skies should be mostly cloudy for the day. It's not over yet folks.
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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