[Maine-birds] Fwd: Bradbury Mountain State Park (06 May 2020) 69 Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park

Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: May 06, 2020
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	1
Turkey Vulture	0	0	557
Osprey	5	119	366
Bald Eagle	0	4	87
Northern Harrier	0	18	55
Sharp-shinned Hawk	16	409	741
Cooper's Hawk	0	12	56
Northern Goshawk	0	0	6
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	1	65
Broad-winged Hawk	41	1664	2411
Red-tailed Hawk	1	6	130
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	2	103	238
Merlin	2	14	72
Peregrine Falcon	1	5	6
Unknown Accipiter	0	0	11
Unknown Buteo	0	1	6
Unknown Falcon	0	1	5
Unknown Eagle	0	0	1
Unknown Raptor	1	6	20
Total:	69	2363	4834

Observation start time:	08:00:00
Observation end time:	16:00:00
Total observation time:	8 hours
Official Counter	Luke Fultz
Observers:	Jim Pinfold, Mathew Gilbert, Tom Downing

Visitors:
19 people visited the hawk watch today.

Weather:
Winds not at all what was predicted. The day started with very light and variable winds out of the north, picking up speed and settling south by mid-day, teetering slightly southeast through the afternoon before ending south. Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler on the summit today.

Raptor Observations:
Many birds were observed at a distance for most of the day, although a few flew closer to the summit in the afternoon hours. Migration activity was pretty intermittent, with a relatively steady slow trickle of migrants traveling through the area.

Non-raptor Observations:
46 species were observed from the summit today. Non-raptor individuals deemed migrating included: 1 American Robin 2 Brown-headed Cowbirds 2 Chimney Swifts 2 Yellow-rumped Warblers 4 Barn Swallows 17 Double-crested Cormorant 21 Tree Swallows

Predictions:
Let's see how accurate the weather allows the meteorologists to allow me to be. A little warmer than today, with some cloud cover. Winds are expected to be light starting out of the northwest, shifting north through most of the day before becoming more westerly by the end of the day. A slight chance of precipitation is predicted for the day, but nothing more than a slight drizzle if any. If winds stay light we may see some birds 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
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