Bradbury Mountain State ParkPownal, Maine, USA
| Daily Raptor Counts: May 02, 2022 |
| Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Black Vulture | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 470 |
| Osprey | 3 | 16 | 244 |
| Bald Eagle | 1 | 3 | 85 |
| Northern Harrier | 2 | 3 | 76 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 12 | 41 | 523 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 0 | 5 | 49 |
| Northern Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 0 | 3 | 123 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 25 | 228 | 1461 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 0 | 133 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Kestrel | 7 | 23 | 263 |
| Merlin | 2 | 21 | 60 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Unknown Accipiter | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| Total: | 52 | 347 | 3525 |
| Observation start time: | 08:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 16:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 8 hours |
| Official Counter | Zane Baker |
| Observers: | Biz Houghton, Don Thompson, Jeannette Lovitch |
Visitors:The Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences brought a group of young students to the site today where Jeannette gave a presentation about our project and how we identify these birds. Everyone seemed attentive and excited to be there. Unfortunately there weren't a lot of birds for them to see. Turkey Vultures and a couple brief looks at BW's seemed to satisfy them before retreating to the playground. A total of 42 people today.
Weather:More chilly winds coming in off the ocean from the SSE had me reaching for additional layers early on in the count today. The wind was persistent with a little calm period in the final few minutes. There was plenty of sun for about the first two thirds of the day. A front was slowly approaching from the WSW with a very defined leading edge of clouds. That leading line stretched in a straight line from the ESE to the WNW with grey skies to one side and all blue sky to the other. Air temps were mild, in the 50's with the sun shining, but clouds in the afternoon and the wind-chill dropped it down considerably.
Raptor Observations:Most of the action today came from the local birds. Broad-wings were out in force, calling displaying and chasing each other for a good portion of the day. The local Coop also joined in on the action displaying with the 'wings, diving and shooting back up like on a rollercoaster ride. Once the clouds moved in for good all locals dispersed abruptly it seemed and were not seen for the rest of the day. The flights of migrants were scattered about without any patterns in their flight path being witnessed.
Non-raptor Observations:No more new sightings today. 28 species were seen or heard today. Other migrants include: 55 Double-crested Cormorants 5 Yellow-rumped Warblers 3 Common Loons 1 Purple Finch 1 Barn Swallow 1 Chimney Swift
Predictions:Some rain is moving in for the overnight period and should be drying up by the time to count gets started. The winds, from the ENE, E, and ESE don't look terribly promising unless they remain very light. I did have a pretty spectacular day in years past on light easterly winds. Temps will be cool, around 50. Clouds may break apart throughout the day to give way to more sun for the afternoon. More rain is on the way for Wednesday, so maybe this dry pocket tomorrow will have some birds in it.
Report submitted by Jeannette Lovitch (
freeportwildbird@yahoo.com)
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