[Maine-birds] Fw: Bradbury Mountain State Park (08 Apr 2021) 34 Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park

Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 08, 2021
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	2
Turkey Vulture	1	60	569
Osprey	1	4	7
Bald Eagle	5	23	69
Northern Harrier	2	3	17
Sharp-shinned Hawk	10	25	52
Cooper's Hawk	2	5	39
Northern Goshawk	0	1	2
Red-shouldered Hawk	5	11	78
Broad-winged Hawk	0	0	0
Red-tailed Hawk	2	24	117
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	6	16	36
Merlin	0	1	9
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	3
Unknown Accipiter	0	1	5
Unknown Buteo	0	1	4
Unknown Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	7	14
Total:	34	182	1023

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

Visitors:
17 visitors today.

Weather:
Today was quite warm and sunny up at the summit. Winds were out of the east most of the day.

Raptor Observations:
We counted our 1,000th raptor of the season today! Today was pretty decent considering the unfavorable winds. Sharpies are starting to build in number.

Non-raptor Observations:
Today's non-raptor migrants are as follows: -American Goldfinch: 4 -Tree Swallow: 16 -Duck Spp.: 1 -Common Merganser: 2 -Shorebird Spp.: 1 -Red Crossbill: 3 A total of 26 species were detected from the summit.

Predictions:
Tomorrow could be pretty good for migrating raptors! Winds will start out of the west but will quickly shift to the south. Temps will peak at nearly 70 degrees! Sunny skies tomorrow.

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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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