[Maine-birds] Fwd: Bradbury Mountain State Park (06 May 2021) 46 Raptors

Daily Raptor Counts: May 06, 2021
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	2
Turkey Vulture	0	0	603
Osprey	18	60	340
Bald Eagle	1	4	109
Northern Harrier	0	8	81
Sharp-shinned Hawk	8	169	668
Cooper's Hawk	0	6	88
Northern Goshawk	0	2	4
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	2	125
Broad-winged Hawk	15	469	1872
Red-tailed Hawk	0	6	163
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	3	26	304
Merlin	1	7	55
Peregrine Falcon	0	2	12
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:	46	770	4492

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

Visitors:
11 visitors today. The summit was oddly quiet today given the beautiful weather.

Weather:
Gorgeous day up at the summit! Skies were blue with fluffy white clouds. Temps peaked at 61 degrees. Winds were out of the NW and gusty at times.

Raptor Observations:
Today was slow but there were some birds to look at. Ospreys were the most numerous species. 1 merlin blew by the summit, but most birds were distant.

Non-raptor Observations:
Non-raptors deemed migratory are as follows: -Canada Goose: 2 -Double-crested Cormorant: 9 -Tree Swallow: 8 -Chimney Swift: 1 -Barn Swallow: 1 26 species were detected from the summit, including FOS Ruby-throated Hummingbird. -FOS Gray Tree frog was calling, as identified by our resident Herpetologist Jim Pinfold.

Predictions:
Winds will start out of the northeast but will quickly rotate to the southeast. Skies partly cloudy. Temps peaking at around 60. I think tomorrow could be sneaky good.

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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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