[Maine-birds] Fwd: Bradbury Mountain State Park (10 Apr 2020) 14 Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park

Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 10, 2020
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	1	1
Turkey Vulture	4	274	541
Osprey	6	19	19
Bald Eagle	0	6	80
Northern Harrier	0	8	12
Sharp-shinned Hawk	0	38	58
Cooper's Hawk	0	9	16
Northern Goshawk	0	1	3
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	4	51
Broad-winged Hawk	2	5	5
Red-tailed Hawk	1	17	91
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	8	10
Merlin	1	8	10
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Accipiter	0	1	5
Unknown Buteo	0	0	3
Unknown Falcon	0	0	1
Unknown Eagle	0	0	1
Unknown Raptor	0	0	1
Total:	14	399	908

Observation start time:	08:00:00
Observation end time:	13:30:00
Total observation time:	5.5 hours
Official Counter	Luke Fultz
Observers:

Visitors:
4 people visited the hawk watch today

Weather:
The day began with moderate winds from the west, quickly turning northwest and becoming stronger as the day progressed. Strong northwest winds brought heavy snow squalls in the early afternoon. The count was shut down at 1330 EST due to heavy snow and lack of visibility.

Raptor Observations:
Despite relatively strong winds there were some birds moving during the morning hours. Once wind and snow picked up, migration activity ceased.

Non-raptor Observations:
A large number of American Robins were observed reverse migrating south before the storm. 27 species were observed from the summit. Those deemed migrant included: 2 Sandhill Cranes 7 Tree Swallows 12 Canada Geese 2 Common Mergansers 206 American Robins

Predictions:
Moderate northwest winds tomorrow with potentially strong gusts through the afternoon. If winds aren't too strong, we may see birds moving.

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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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