Bradbury Mountain State Park
Pownal, Maine, USA
Visitors:
26 people visited the Hawkwatch today. It was great to see so many new hawkwatchers come up for a visit. And a very special thanks to the observers who helped out this afternoon, with a scattered flightline and lots of interested visitors.
Weather:
The day began with light, but surprisingly persistent northwesterly winds. It was a chilly start as well. By the afternoon, however, it had warmed considerably, lighter northwest winds slowly rotated around to the south, and birds took to the skies.
Raptor Observations:
It was the tale of two hawkwatches today. The first half was cold and slow and sometimes had more hawkwatchers than hawks over an hour. By the afternoon, however, the flight we had expected today materialized and patient hawkwatchers were rewarded. A few more closer birds would have been nice, however. The local pair of Red-shoulders were active and vocal first thing in the morning, and again in the later afternoon. Several local pairs of Red-tailed Hawks were active throughout the day.
Non-raptor Observations:
The non-raptor migration was shockingly non-existent today, and with it, only 27 species were seen and/or heard from the summit. However, that included our first flock of 25 Double-crested Cormorants of the season, and our first FISH CROW - now a rare, but almost annual migrant past the summit. Other species deemed migrating: 60 Canada Geese 18 Tree Swallows 2 American Robins 2 American Goldfinches 1 Common Loon 1 Belted Kingfisher
Predictions:
The pick of the week did not disappoint. Good thing, too, as hawkwatching conditions look far from ideal for the next three days. With precipitation expected to hold off until the evening tomorrow, we should at least get the whole day in. But with northeasterly to easterly winds, it's unlikely to be a big movement. They'll be light enough for at least the first half of the day, however, so I would expect some birds to be moving, if only the remnants from today's flight. Could be a good day for low and close Ospreys though.
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]
| Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 05, 2022 | |||
| Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Black Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turkey Vulture | 90 | 186 | 371 |
| Osprey | 13 | 24 | 25 |
| Bald Eagle | 3 | 7 | 67 |
| Northern Harrier | 4 | 21 | 36 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 13 | 23 | 53 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 2 | 5 | 22 |
| Northern Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 6 | 12 | 106 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 8 | 16 | 117 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Kestrel | 11 | 16 | 26 |
| Merlin | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Unknown Accipiter | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Unknown Buteo | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total: | 151 | 314 | 839 |
| Observation start time: | 08:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 16:45:00 |
| Total observation time: | 7.75 hours |
| Official Counter | Derek Lovitch, Jeannette Lovitch |
| Observers: | Bob Timberlake, Dave Fensore, Jessica Costa, Jim Pinfold, Mathew Gilbert, Noah Gibb, Tom Downing |
Visitors:
26 people visited the Hawkwatch today. It was great to see so many new hawkwatchers come up for a visit. And a very special thanks to the observers who helped out this afternoon, with a scattered flightline and lots of interested visitors.
Weather:
The day began with light, but surprisingly persistent northwesterly winds. It was a chilly start as well. By the afternoon, however, it had warmed considerably, lighter northwest winds slowly rotated around to the south, and birds took to the skies.
Raptor Observations:
It was the tale of two hawkwatches today. The first half was cold and slow and sometimes had more hawkwatchers than hawks over an hour. By the afternoon, however, the flight we had expected today materialized and patient hawkwatchers were rewarded. A few more closer birds would have been nice, however. The local pair of Red-shoulders were active and vocal first thing in the morning, and again in the later afternoon. Several local pairs of Red-tailed Hawks were active throughout the day.
Non-raptor Observations:
The non-raptor migration was shockingly non-existent today, and with it, only 27 species were seen and/or heard from the summit. However, that included our first flock of 25 Double-crested Cormorants of the season, and our first FISH CROW - now a rare, but almost annual migrant past the summit. Other species deemed migrating: 60 Canada Geese 18 Tree Swallows 2 American Robins 2 American Goldfinches 1 Common Loon 1 Belted Kingfisher
Predictions:
The pick of the week did not disappoint. Good thing, too, as hawkwatching conditions look far from ideal for the next three days. With precipitation expected to hold off until the evening tomorrow, we should at least get the whole day in. But with northeasterly to easterly winds, it's unlikely to be a big movement. They'll be light enough for at least the first half of the day, however, so I would expect some birds to be moving, if only the remnants from today's flight. Could be a good day for low and close Ospreys though.
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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