[Maine-birds] Fwd: Bradbury Mountain State Park (03 May 2021) 67 Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park
Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: May 03, 2021
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	2
Turkey Vulture	0	0	603
Osprey	3	36	316
Bald Eagle	0	3	108
Northern Harrier	0	5	78
Sharp-shinned Hawk	37	130	629
Cooper's Hawk	0	2	84
Northern Goshawk	0	2	4
Red-shouldered Hawk	1	1	124
Broad-winged Hawk	21	430	1833
Red-tailed Hawk	0	6	163
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	2	23	301
Merlin	3	6	54
Peregrine Falcon	0	1	11
Unknown Accipiter	0	1	11
Unknown Buteo	0	1	9
Unknown Falcon	0	0	4
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	7	42
Total:	67	654	4376

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

Visitors:
11 visitors today.

Weather:
NE winds in the AM switching to SE around lunchtime, finished the day with straight south winds. Temps hovered at around 54, but it felt colder than that. Overcast all day.

Raptor Observations:
Not a big day, but sharpies moved through consistently.

Non-raptor Observations:
Non-raptors deemed migratory are as follows: -American GOldfinch: 6 -COmmon Loon:9 -DOuble-crested Cormorant: 90 -Swallow Spp.: 8 27 species were detected from the summit.

Predictions:
Tomorrow should be less rainy than previously forecasted, with most of the precip south of us. Overcast, northeast 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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