Bradbury Mountain State ParkPownal, Maine, USA
| Daily Raptor Counts: May 13, 2019 |
| Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Black Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 573 |
| Osprey | 1 | 49 | 433 |
| Bald Eagle | 0 | 6 | 78 |
| Northern Harrier | 1 | 13 | 152 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 2 | 102 | 620 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 0 | 8 | 70 |
| Northern Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 0 | 1 | 98 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 3 | 157 | 3041 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 7 | 192 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Kestrel | 3 | 56 | 494 |
| Merlin | 4 | 27 | 88 |
| 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 | 7 | 21 |
| Total: | 14 | 440 | 5889 |
| Observation start time: | 08:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 16:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 8 hours |
| Official Counter | Zane Baker |
| Observers: | Dave Fensore, Dave Gulick, Derek Lovitch, Jeannette Lovitch, Tom Downing |
Visitors:30 visitors today.
Weather:The day started out with bright blue skies and direct sun with a light E wind. Wind quickly increased in speed and became steady with a few stronger gusts. During the afternoon the wind shifted to more of a SE direction, bringing in some cool ocean air, which had us all reaching for additional layers of clothing. Cloud cover came and went throughout the day but even the direct sun wasn't enough to overpower the unseasonably cool air and windchill. There weren't many days of T-shirts or shorts this season.
Raptor Observations:Birds of prey remain hard to come by in these final days of the count. Wind direction has not been conducive to northward movement. With the higher wind speeds and gusts, many of the local birds were laying low today as well. Merlins were the most abundant migrant today, and each of them came by very close to the summit. The final Merlin of the day even stopped to perch momentarily in an Oak tree adjacent to the summit. One of the three Broadwings we counted today was an immature bird.
Non-raptor Observations:Bird activity at the summit this morning was lively, giving the impression I might be able to rack up a decent species list for the day, but the early increase in wind had birds seeking shelter and made it difficult to hear birds song and calls. Our two new arrivals today were a Solitary Sandpiper and a Baltimore Oriole. Northbound birds were low in number and included: 4 Double-crested Cormorants 2 Tree Swallows 1 Chimney Swift 1 Barn Swallow 1 Baltimore Oriole 1 Solitary Sandpiper
Predictions:Well, another Tuesday is upon us, and wouldn't you know it, more inclement weather. Rain should be starting during the overnight period and persist during the day tomorrow, lightening up a bit in the afternoon. Winds could be strong, at about 10-15 mph from the NNE. The real kicker is tomorrows predicted temperatures, which will be unseasonably cool. In fact Portland could break the mini-max record for the coldest high temperature for this date, which is currently 47 degrees, set on May 14th 1948.
Report submitted by Jeannette Lovitch (
freeportwildbird@yahoo.com)
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