[Maine-birds] Fw: Bradbury Mountain State Park (04 Apr 2021) 28 Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park

Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 04, 2021
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	2
Turkey Vulture	7	30	539
Osprey	0	0	3
Bald Eagle	3	6	52
Northern Harrier	1	1	15
Sharp-shinned Hawk	5	10	37
Cooper's Hawk	0	1	35
Northern Goshawk	1	1	2
Red-shouldered Hawk	2	5	72
Broad-winged Hawk	0	0	0
Red-tailed Hawk	4	5	98
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	4	8	28
Merlin	1	1	9
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	0	5	12
Total:	28	74	915

Observation start time:	08:00:00
Observation end time:	16:00:00
Total observation time:	8 hours
Official Counter	Andrew Sharp
Observers:	Derek Lovitch, Jeannette Lovitch, Zane Baker

Visitors:
8 visitors today.

Weather:
Blue skies today, temps rose to 57 degrees in the afternoon. Winds were mostly out of the north, with a western component at times.

Raptor Observations:
Today was slow but less slow than yesterday, thank goodness. Nothing too exciting to report, with the exception of an immature Northern Goshawk.

Non-raptor Observations:
Non-raptors deemed migratory include: -Common Merganser (2) -Great Blue Heron (2) -Duck Spp. (8) -Easter Bunny (1) -Tree Swallow (19) A total of 19 species were observed from the summit, including a Belted Kingfisher

Predictions:
Chance of rain tomorrow, with moderate-to-strong NNW 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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