[Maine-birds] Fw: Bradbury Mountain State Park (03 Apr 2021) 10 Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park

Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 03, 2021
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	2
Turkey Vulture	8	23	532
Osprey	0	0	3
Bald Eagle	0	3	49
Northern Harrier	0	0	14
Sharp-shinned Hawk	0	5	32
Cooper's Hawk	0	1	35
Northern Goshawk	0	0	1
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	3	70
Broad-winged Hawk	0	0	0
Red-tailed Hawk	0	1	94
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	1	4	24
Merlin	0	0	8
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	3
Unknown Accipiter	0	0	4
Unknown Buteo	0	1	4
Unknown Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	1	5	12
Total:	10	46	887

Observation start time:	08:00:00
Observation end time:	17:00:00
Total observation time:	8 hours
Official Counter	Andrew Sharp
Observers:	Jim Pinfold, Zane Baker

Visitors:
11 visitors today.

Weather:
Mild north winds all day, at times with a slight western aspect. Started chilly but warmed up significantly by late afternoon. A cloudless sky made spotting raptors difficult.

Raptor Observations:
Holy cow it was slow today! Not much to report at all.

Non-raptor Observations:
13 Canada Geese and a single American Robin were observed headed north this morning. A total of 20 species were observed from the summit today, including a calling Eastern Phoebe.

Predictions:
Tomorrow is looking to be very similar to how today was. Cold in the morning but warm in the afternoon, cloudless sky, and northwest winds.

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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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