[Maine-birds] Fwd: Bradbury Mountain State Park (10 May 2019) Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park
Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: May 10, 2019
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	0
Turkey Vulture	0	0	573
Osprey	0	41	425
Bald Eagle	0	6	78
Northern Harrier	0	9	148
Sharp-shinned Hawk	0	96	614
Cooper's Hawk	0	8	70
Northern Goshawk	0	0	3
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	1	98
Broad-winged Hawk	0	152	3036
Red-tailed Hawk	0	7	192
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	2
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	49	487
Merlin	0	20	81
Peregrine Falcon	0	1	3
Unknown Accipiter	0	2	5
Unknown Buteo	0	3	9
Unknown Falcon	0	1	7
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	6	20
Total:	0	402	5851

(No count conducted today)



Visitors:
Just me.

Weather:
Today's count was canceled due to rain. Light showers began early with a slightly drier period mid to late morning giving a little ray of hope I might get to count for a short period. By the time I got to the mountain to assess the conditions the rain had become steady and drenching. From then on the rain persisted for the duration of the count period.

Raptor Observations:


Non-raptor Observations:
I spotted one Yellow-rumped Warbler during my short stay at the summit.

Predictions:
Tomorrow should be dry and a little warmer. Cloud cover should be minimal and temps may climb into the low 60s. NW is predicted to be the predominant wind direction and wind speeds could be stiff, around 10-15 mph. The next couple of days are looking like our best bet, currently, to find some more migrant raptors.

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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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