Bradbury Mountain State Park
Pownal, Maine, USA
Visitors:
15 people came up to the summit today, plus a group of Wiscasset High School Seniors who stopped by to chat while doing a trailwork day at the park.
Weather:
Gross pretty much sums up today's weather. Winds were light, but out of the northeast then east bringing clouds, fog, and spitting snow with it. Visibility was good for the first 3 hours, then deteriorated rapidly as light snow flurries developed. The count was shut down at 2:00 EDT.
Raptor Observations:
Not much. Nothing was counted as a migrant today. 3 southbound Ospreys were seen. The local Red-shouldered Hawk was heard, and a couple of Turkey Vultures and Bald Eagles made it into the sky.
Non-raptor Observations:
An impressive reverse migration of facultative migrants occurred this morning with 657 American Robins, 119 Common Grackles, and 21 Red-winged Blackbirds observed heading south. The only northbound migrants were 8 Mallards and 1 Belted Kingfisher. 23 species were seen or heard from the summit today.
Predictions:
Winds tomorrow are predicted to be moderate out of the north with high cloud cover. It will be warmer than today with no precipitation. Not ideal conditions, but with the last 2 days as washouts for migration, we expect to see some birds moving.
Report submitted by Jeannette Lovitch (freeportwildbird@yahoo.com)
Bradbury Mountain State Park information may be found at: www.freeportwildbirdsupply.com/bradbury-mountain-hawkwatch
More information at hawkcount.org: [Site Profile] [Day Summary] [Month Summary]
| Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 09, 2019 | |||
| Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Black Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 104 | 444 |
| Osprey | 0 | 14 | 15 |
| Bald Eagle | 0 | 11 | 56 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 13 | 19 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 31 | 46 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 0 | 14 | 33 |
| Northern Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 0 | 10 | 63 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 23 | 117 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 16 | 42 |
| Merlin | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Unknown Accipiter | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Total: | 0 | 243 | 857 |
| Observation start time: | 08:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 13:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 5 hours |
| Official Counter | Derek Lovitch, Jeannette Lovitch |
| Observers: |
Visitors:
15 people came up to the summit today, plus a group of Wiscasset High School Seniors who stopped by to chat while doing a trailwork day at the park.
Weather:
Gross pretty much sums up today's weather. Winds were light, but out of the northeast then east bringing clouds, fog, and spitting snow with it. Visibility was good for the first 3 hours, then deteriorated rapidly as light snow flurries developed. The count was shut down at 2:00 EDT.
Raptor Observations:
Not much. Nothing was counted as a migrant today. 3 southbound Ospreys were seen. The local Red-shouldered Hawk was heard, and a couple of Turkey Vultures and Bald Eagles made it into the sky.
Non-raptor Observations:
An impressive reverse migration of facultative migrants occurred this morning with 657 American Robins, 119 Common Grackles, and 21 Red-winged Blackbirds observed heading south. The only northbound migrants were 8 Mallards and 1 Belted Kingfisher. 23 species were seen or heard from the summit today.
Predictions:
Winds tomorrow are predicted to be moderate out of the north with high cloud cover. It will be warmer than today with no precipitation. Not ideal conditions, but with the last 2 days as washouts for migration, we expect to see some birds moving.
Report submitted by Jeannette Lovitch (freeportwildbird@yahoo.com)
Bradbury Mountain State Park information may be found at: www.freeportwildbirdsupply.com/bradbury-mountain-hawkwatch
More information at hawkcount.org: [Site Profile] [Day Summary] [Month Summary]
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