[Maine-birds] Fwd: Bradbury Mountain State Park (06 Apr 2020) 53 Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park

Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 06, 2020
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	0
Turkey Vulture	37	226	493
Osprey	0	1	1
Bald Eagle	2	3	77
Northern Harrier	1	3	7
Sharp-shinned Hawk	7	18	38
Cooper's Hawk	3	8	15
Northern Goshawk	0	0	2
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	2	49
Broad-winged Hawk	1	2	2
Red-tailed Hawk	2	13	87
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	3	5
Merlin	0	3	5
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:	53	283	792

Observation start time:	08:00:00
Observation end time:	16:00:00
Total observation time:	8 hours
Official Counter	Luke Fultz
Observers:	Derek Lovitch, Jim Pinfold, Mathew Gilbert, Michael Boardman

Visitors:
12 people visited the hawk watch today.

Weather:
Limited clouds and lots of sunshine made for a beautiful day to be outside! Winds were stronger out of the northwest than predicted from the very start of the count. Winds were relatively steady through the day with some moderate gusts in the afternoon hours.

Raptor Observations:
Migration was on the lighter side, but decent diversity of species was observed.

Non-raptor Observations:
27 species were observed from the summit. Individuals deemed migrant include: 2 Snow Geese 13 Tree Swallows 2 American Robins 3 Purple Finches

Predictions:
Another beautiful day tomorrow. High pressure overhead should keep winds light through the day. Winds are expected to start out northwest, turning west through the afternoon, and potentially ending southwest. Tomorrow looks like it could be a pretty decent day for migration.

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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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