[Maine-birds] Fwd: Bradbury Mountain State Park (07 Apr 2020) 55 Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park

Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 07, 2020
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	1	1	1
Turkey Vulture	21	247	514
Osprey	4	5	5
Bald Eagle	2	5	79
Northern Harrier	3	6	10
Sharp-shinned Hawk	17	35	55
Cooper's Hawk	0	8	15
Northern Goshawk	0	0	2
Red-shouldered Hawk	1	3	50
Broad-winged Hawk	0	2	2
Red-tailed Hawk	1	14	88
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	3	6	8
Merlin	2	5	7
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:	55	338	847

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, Steve Gruverman

Visitors:
12 people visited the hawk watch today.

Weather:
Another beautiful day to be outside. Winds were slightly stronger than expected. Winds were quite variable, starting out light out of the northwest teetering WNW through the morning, but quickly shifting south, then southeast through the afternoon hours.

Raptor Observations:
Migration was on the lighter side again, but with good diversity of species. Most notable was a Black Vulture at 1550 (EST).

Non-raptor Observations:
31 species were observed from the summit. Individuals deemed migrant included: 8 Tree Swallows 1 American Robin 1 Pine Warbler 3 Purple Finches 18 Common Grackles

Predictions:
Slightly cooler than today, but another day of nice weather. Winds are expected to be light, starting out northeast, turning east by mid-day, and southeast through the afternoon. If the winds stay light, birds may be 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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