[Maine-birds] Fw: Bradbury Mountain State Park (10 Apr 2021) 143 Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park

Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 10, 2021
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	2
Turkey Vulture	9	71	580
Osprey	13	29	32
Bald Eagle	4	31	77
Northern Harrier	2	11	25
Sharp-shinned Hawk	40	72	99
Cooper's Hawk	6	18	52
Northern Goshawk	0	1	2
Red-shouldered Hawk	16	35	102
Broad-winged Hawk	10	11	11
Red-tailed Hawk	10	43	136
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	28	69	89
Merlin	1	4	12
Peregrine Falcon	2	2	5
Unknown Accipiter	0	4	8
Unknown Buteo	1	4	7
Unknown Falcon	0	1	1
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	1	10	17
Total:	143	416	1257

Observation start time:	08:00:00
Observation end time:	16:00:00
Total observation time:	8 hours
Official Counter	Andrew Sharp
Observers:	Biz Houghton, Chris Sayers , Dave Gulick, Jim Pinfold, Joan Campbell, Tom Foley, Zane Baker

Visitors:
Oh boy it was busy up there today. 40 visitors today! Thank you to all the volunteers up there helping us spot birds, my apologies if I left anyone off the observer's list.

Weather:
Today was HOT! The air was still and the sun was beating down on us for much of the day. Temps maxed out at 71 degrees. Winds were very weak out the west for the first half of the day and out of the south in the second half of the day. Winds only strengthened in the last few hours.

Raptor Observations:
Today was a very good day! Broad-wing numbers are building already. Sharpies continue to increase in number. Another great Kestrel flight today. Highlight of the day was an amazing look at an adult Peregrine Falcon that soared right in front of the summit.

Non-raptor Observations:
Not a very impressive flight of non-raptors today. Non-raptor migrants include: -Northern Flicker: 2 -Common Grackle: 80 -Blackbird Spp.: 125 -Belted Kingfisher: 3 -Tree Swallow: 10 -Double-crested Cormorant:7 A total of 25 species were detected from the summit.

Predictions:
Much cooler tomorrow (high 40's)! Winds out of the east.

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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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