Bradbury Mountain State ParkPownal, Maine, USA
| Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 22, 2024 |
| Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Black Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turkey Vulture | 2 | 191 | 191 |
| Osprey | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bald Eagle | 1 | 18 | 18 |
| Northern Harrier | 1 | 9 | 9 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 0 | 19 | 19 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 26 | 26 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merlin | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown Accipiter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total: | 5 | 294 | 294 |
| Observation start time: | 08:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 16:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 8 hours |
| Official Counter | Zane Baker |
| Observers: | Amanda Petry, Biz Houghton, Dick Baker |
Visitors:Visitors showed up around when the birds did. The morning was quiet, with hardly anyone passing over the summit. Thanks to everyone who helped look today.
Weather:It was a cold and blustery first half of the count with strong W winds which really bit into the skin. Skies were clear and heat shimmer was awful. By the midway point winds started to calm down, with some extended periods of very still air. Clouds started to move in, becoming mostly overcast by the end of the day. There was a very cool lighting effect at closing with the sun's rays being split by the cloud cover, projecting evenly spaced columns of light towards the ground, somewhat cartoonish looking.
Raptor Observations:Another painfully slow day. I had hoped birds would be out ahead of the front moving in but they decided to stay put, if they are out there to begin with. Birds, including locals, didn't take flight until about midday but activity was vary light. Eagles continue to do some courtship rituals, trying to lock talons, meanwhile, Red-tails are out kiting in the wind.
Non-raptor Observations:It was quiet enough at times you could hear a pin drop at the summit. Very few birds were active around the summit except for a few flyover Siskins and a couple Golden-crowned Kinglets foraging for a few minutes.
Predictions:Tomorrow looks gross, and it's unlikely anyone will be up there. Get your bread and batteries and hopefully we'll see you on Sunday.
Report submitted by Jeannette Lovitch (
freeportwildbird@yahoo.com)
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