[Maine-birds] Fwd: Bradbury Mountain State Park (12 May 2020) Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park

Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: May 12, 2020
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	1
Turkey Vulture	0	0	557
Osprey	0	145	392
Bald Eagle	0	5	88
Northern Harrier	0	20	57
Sharp-shinned Hawk	0	437	769
Cooper's Hawk	0	12	56
Northern Goshawk	0	0	6
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	1	65
Broad-winged Hawk	0	1744	2491
Red-tailed Hawk	0	10	134
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	110	245
Merlin	0	17	75
Peregrine Falcon	0	6	7
Unknown Accipiter	0	0	11
Unknown Buteo	0	1	6
Unknown Falcon	0	1	5
Unknown Eagle	0	0	1
Unknown Raptor	0	8	22
Total:	0	2517	4988

Observation start time:	08:00:00
Observation end time:	16:00:00
Total observation time:	3.5 hours
Official Counter	Luke Fultz
Observers:	Jim Pinfold

Visitors:
4 people visited the hawk watch today.

Weather:
Sunshine and strong winds out of the northwest to start the day. A wind advisory was put into effect in the area of Bradbury mountain causing the count to be closed between 0930 and 1430 EST. Winds subsided enough for the count to be reopened in the afternoon.

Raptor Observations:
The skies were void of migration activity as well as most local bird activity.

Non-raptor Observations:
26 species were observed from the summit today. Individuals deemed migrating included: 1 Tree Swallow

Predictions:
Sunshine and wind again tomorrow. Winds are expected to start out moderate from the northwest, picking up speed through the day, carrying strong gusts in the afternoon. If winds aren't too strong, we could see some more activity than today.

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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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