[Maine-birds] Fwd: Bradbury Mountain State Park (14 Apr 2020) 66 Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park

Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 14, 2020
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	1	1
Turkey Vulture	0	290	557
Osprey	15	64	64
Bald Eagle	0	7	81
Northern Harrier	2	13	17
Sharp-shinned Hawk	14	95	115
Cooper's Hawk	2	16	23
Northern Goshawk	0	2	4
Red-shouldered Hawk	3	9	56
Broad-winged Hawk	15	42	42
Red-tailed Hawk	3	25	99
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	7	30	32
Merlin	2	16	18
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Accipiter	1	3	7
Unknown Buteo	1	2	5
Unknown Falcon	0	0	1
Unknown Eagle	0	0	1
Unknown Raptor	1	3	4
Total:	66	618	1127

Observation start time:	08:00:00
Observation end time:	16:00:00
Total observation time:	8 hours
Official Counter	Luke Fultz
Observers:	Derek Lovitch, Jeannette Lovitch, Jim Pinfold, Tom Foley

Visitors:
No visitors to the hawk watch today.

Weather:
Winds were slightly stronger than expected, beginning the count from the west and shifting southwest by the afternoon. Plenty of sunshine with intermittent cloud cover throughout the day.

Raptor Observations:
Not quite as much activity as I was hoping to see today considering wind predictions, however, it did turn out to be a productive count day.

Non-raptor Observations:
35 species were observed from the summit today. Individuals deemed migrating included: 9 American Goldfinches 22 Tree Swallows 4 Common Grackles 2 Yellow-rumped Warblers

Predictions:
A cooler day tomorrow. Winds are predicted to be light, starting from the west, shifting northwest through the morning, turning southwest into the afternoon, and northwest again by the end of the day. Depending on what the winds decide to do, it could be a decent day for migration activity.

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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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