Thursday, 25 April 2024

[Maine-birds] Fw: Bradbury Mountain State Park (25 Apr 2024) 10 Raptors


Bradbury Mountain State Park
Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 25, 2024
SpeciesDay's CountMonth TotalSeason Total
Black Vulture000
Turkey Vulture0355628
Osprey1370371
Bald Eagle01840
Northern Harrier0121133
Sharp-shinned Hawk2332350
Cooper's Hawk01426
American Goshawk011
Red-shouldered Hawk0830
Broad-winged Hawk411551155
Red-tailed Hawk01949
Rough-legged Hawk000
Golden Eagle000
American Kestrel1277277
Merlin12834
Peregrine Falcon012
Unknown Accipiter077
Unknown Buteo044
Unknown Falcon11011
Unknown Eagle000
Unknown Raptor01414
Total:1027343132


Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 7.75 hours
Official CounterZane Baker
Observers: Biz Houghton, Chuck Barnes, Dick Baker, Jen Baker, Jim Pinfold



Visitors:
Slow start to visitors as some may have turned away as a result of the unannounced paving operation which commenced this am in the parking lot. 23 visitors, including a large outdoor group who were prepared with binoculars in hand. I hope to see you all Saturday for the Feathers Over Freeport hawk ID workshop at the summit, 10:30am.

Weather:
Totally clear skies helped provide some warmth from the direct rays of the sun to contend with cooler air temps which started in the mid 30's and climbed just to 50 by the end of the day. Cool winds shifted between N and WNW and never hit the southerly direction we were waiting for. Visibility was not great, with a lot of heat shimmer.

Raptor Observations:
It was awfully slow today and even local birds seemed more subdued. Eagles were even hard to come by for most of the day. No real highlights to share.

Non-raptor Observations:
Pretty slow for song birds and water fowl. The trees were devoid of song too. We did get a nice look at Blue-headed Vireo, Pine Warbler and a Palm Warbler. I thought it was a one time joke but the Boeing Raven is back and it's missing more parts.

Predictions:
Winds out of the NW switch to S and SSE in the afternoon, sounds familiar. We may have a few more clouds to help us spot birds and temps should be a little warmer than today.


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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