[Maine-birds] Fwd: Bradbury Mountain State Park (30 Apr 2023) Raptors

Bradbury Mountain State Park
Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 30, 2023
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	2	2
Turkey Vulture	0	190	500
Osprey	0	251	251
Bald Eagle	0	16	53
Northern Harrier	0	52	76
Sharp-shinned Hawk	0	291	311
Cooper's Hawk	0	21	32
Northern Goshawk	0	2	2
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	17	50
Broad-winged Hawk	0	1887	1887
Red-tailed Hawk	0	15	66
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	243	251
Merlin	0	45	52
Peregrine Falcon	0	3	4
Unknown Accipiter	0	5	7
Unknown Buteo	0	1	1
Unknown Falcon	0	4	4
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	14	16
Total:	0	3059	3565

(No count conducted today)


Weather:
Steady rain kept the count site closed today.

Raptor Observations:


Non-raptor Observations:


Predictions:
I wish I hadn't looked ahead at this weeks forecast, but focusing on tomorrow, we might get some counting in. Rain should be tapering off in the morning and some of the sky cover should be following suit. Winds will likely be strong but from a more favorable direction for migration as the winds are predicted to switch from SE early in the day to SW for most of the count period. I'm hoping this is a big enough hole in the rain for birds to be moving out.

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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
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