[Maine-birds] Fwd: Bradbury Mountain State Park (13 May 2020) 9 Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park

Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: May 13, 2020
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	1
Turkey Vulture	0	0	557
Osprey	2	147	394
Bald Eagle	0	5	88
Northern Harrier	1	21	58
Sharp-shinned Hawk	2	439	771
Cooper's Hawk	0	12	56
Northern Goshawk	0	0	6
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	1	65
Broad-winged Hawk	4	1748	2495
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:	9	2526	4997

Observation start time:	08:00:00
Observation end time:	16:00:00
Total observation time:	8 hours
Official Counter	Luke Fultz
Observers:

Visitors:
19 people visited the hawk watch today.

Weather:
Plenty of sunshine and wind to go around. Winds from the northwest were quite strong at times, accompanied by very heavy gusts mid-day through most of the afternoon.

Raptor Observations:
Activity was exceptionally few and far between, with only a handful of migrant raptors braving the winds. Even many of the local birds didn't venture very high above the trees.

Non-raptor Observations:
35 species were observed from the summit. Individuals deemed migrating included: 9 Tree Swallows 3 Barn Swallows 1 Cliff Swallow

Predictions:
Warm and sunny with some clouds increasing through the day. Light west winds in the morning, shifting southwest by the end of the day. If conditions hold, it could be a 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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