Bradbury Mountain State ParkPownal, Maine, USA
| Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 22, 2022 |
| Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Black Vulture | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 285 | 470 |
| Osprey | 3 | 185 | 186 |
| Bald Eagle | 5 | 18 | 78 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 57 | 72 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 3 | 361 | 391 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 0 | 19 | 36 |
| Northern Goshawk | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 0 | 25 | 119 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 31 | 729 | 729 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 29 | 130 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Kestrel | 1 | 207 | 217 |
| Merlin | 0 | 14 | 18 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Unknown Accipiter | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Raptor | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Total: | 44 | 1948 | 2473 |
| Observation start time: | 08:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 16:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 8 hours |
| Official Counter | Zane Baker |
| Observers: | Jim Pinfold |
Visitors:38 people came by today.
Weather:Another day of howling wind, this time from the northwest. Despite the wind it was a really pleasant day with a mix of clouds and sun. Temps climbed into the upper 50's and caused a little perspiration in the afternoon hours. Visibility was good.
Raptor Observations:Winds were the likely culprit for the lower than expected numbers at this time of year with the sun shining. Birds were mostly far from the mountain. A few more Eagles were added to the board today as they all were behaving in a similar migrant fashion, moving point to point fairly high above. These were all sub-adults two of which put on a nice show momentarily, flipping over and smacking talons, never quite fully locking together.
Non-raptor Observations:Slim pickings today. 2 northbound Tree Swallows and a first of season Yellow-rumped Warbler were the only non raptors I found moving north. Well, there were two others which were a pair of low flying Sandhhill Cranes which moved in from the east southeast at eye level. I turned my attention away briefly as they were over Pownal and when I looked back they had disappeared. I suspect they may have landed briefly, as a couple minutes later I spotted them in the same location resuming their journey. Eventually they passed directly over the summit, to my delight. I couldn't interest any parkgoers in having a look, so I enjoyed them and snapped some photos.
Predictions:Tomorrow looks to be pretty calm with light winds from the NW and maybe a period of SW in the afternoon. Temps ought to be comfortable, in the low to mid 50's. There should be ample sun for thermal production and maybe a smattering of clouds to help us spot birds. With a week of low numbers and less than ideal conditions, tomorrow could be pretty good. I have a feeling we'll be seeing lots of birds and people.
Report submitted by Jeannette Lovitch (
freeportwildbird@yahoo.com)
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