Friday, 27 April 2018

[Maine-birds] Fwd: Bradbury Mountain State Park (27 Apr 2018) 36 Raptors



Bradbury Mountain State Park
Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 27, 2018
SpeciesDay's CountMonth TotalSeason Total
Black Vulture000
Turkey Vulture0360564
Osprey5255255
Bald Eagle01873
Northern Harrier17174
Sharp-shinned Hawk12288309
Cooper's Hawk24263
Northern Goshawk136
Red-shouldered Hawk02874
Broad-winged Hawk911711171
Red-tailed Hawk078181
Rough-legged Hawk000
Golden Eagle000
American Kestrel3218227
Merlin22831
Peregrine Falcon022
Unknown Accipiter156
Unknown Buteo056
Unknown Falcon011
Unknown Eagle000
Unknown Raptor01315
Total:3625863058


Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 6.83 hours
Official CounterZane Baker
Observers: Dave Fensore, Derek Lovitch



Visitors:
17 Visitors today.

Weather:
It was borderline hot, and a little muggy when I arrived this morning. The sun was shinning bright onto the summit, despite the sky being mostly cloudy with Cirrus clouds. Winds were calm, from the SW, but slowly transitioned to the S, eventually coming around the SE and increasing in speed. Clouds became more densely packed and darker as the rain approached from the S. Temps began to fall rapidly as the rain got closer and wind off the ocean increased. The count ended about an hour earlier than scheduled due to rainfall.

Raptor Observations:
Lots of local birds were out and about in the calm air this morning: Turkey Vultures, Eagles, Broad-wings, and Cooper's Hawks. Multiple pairs of Broad-wings were continually spotted displaying, muddying the waters when it came to picking out the migrants. The first immature Northern Goshawk was spotted by Derek Lovitch, mid morning.

Non-raptor Observations:
Upon my arrival to the summit, I was greeted by an Eastern Towhee in some Juniper bushes. The bird hung around, scratching through the leaf-litter for a good portion of the day. Other first-of-season birds included: 1 Rusty Blackbird 1 Blue-headed Vireo 1 Scarlet Tanager

Predictions:
Tomorrow is the start of the annual Feathers Over Freeport event, and the weather looks decent to kick things off.Clouds may be present in the morning, slowly diminishing during the day, before increasing again. Winds should remain light, starting out from the SW and shifting to SSE by the end of the count period. Temps could climb into the high 50's.

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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[Maine-birds] Common Loon, Wesserunsett Lake, Madison - FOY

Saw one Common Loon in the open water off  the Lakewood beach on the west shore this morning. Had a report of loons calling from elsewhere on the lake earlier.
Lake is still mostly ice-covered.

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[Maine-birds] This Week's Highlights and New Arrivals, 4/21-27

Hi all,

My observations of note over the past seven days, as the migratory floodgates finally opened, included:
- 6 Dunlin, Winslow Park, Freeport, 4/21 (with Saturday Morning Birdwalk group).
- 7 Lesser Scaup, Sabattus Pond, Sabattus, 4/23 (with Zane Baker).
- 125+ Yellow-rumped Warblers, 60+ Palm Warblers, 15+ Swamp Sparrows, 8+ Ruby-crowned Kinglets, 1 Great Egret, etc, Florida Lake Park, Freeport, 4/24.
- Wharton Point, Brunswick, 4/25.
1 continuing imm. SNOW GOOSE
2 drakes and 1 hen NORTHERN SHOVELERS continuing 
200+ White-winged Scoter
~100 Scaup (~45 Greater, ~35 Lesser, ~25 too far)
- 5 species of warblers, Florida Lake Park, Freeport, 4/26: 250+ Yellow-rumped, 100+ Palm, 4+ Pine, 1 Black-and-white (FOY), and 1 Black-throated Green (FOY); 20+ Ruby-crowned Kinglets, etc.

And my other personal FOY's this week were:
- 1 Barn Swallow, Florida Lake Park, 4/22.
- 1 Spotted Sandpiper, Florida Lake Park, 4/24.
- 1 Rusty Blackbird, Florida Lake Park, 4/24.
- 1 Snowy Egret, Wharton Point, 4/25.
- 1 PURPLE MARTIN, Florida Lake Park, 4/26.
- 4 Northern Rough-winged Swallows, Florida Lake Park, 4/26.
- Eastern Towhee, Bradbury Mountain Hawkwatch, 4/27: my 134th Patch Bird! 

And don't forget about Feathers Over Freeport this weekend (see yesterday's post). The full schedule is here: www.maine.gov/feathersoverfreeport

-Derek

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 Derek and Jeannette Lovitch

 Freeport Wild Bird Supply

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 Freeport, ME 04032

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[Maine-birds] Nesting Chickadees and Nuthatches and FOY Greater Yellowlegs

I went to Winslow Park today to walk my pup and wear her out so I could go birding all weekend! After last nights lecture on Breeding Bird Atlas I walked SLOWLY by the water on the marsh side. Sure enough I hadn't gone far when I stopped to watch 2 chickadees. One was going back and forth with nesting materials into a small hole on a broken tree. How lucky. Then later and further down I stopped on a bench to allow a group of walkers by and I spotted 2 White breasted Nuthatches also carrying stuff. I finished up on the beach side to have a Greater Yellowlegs scolding adamantly. 23 species altogether. Not bad for mid day walk

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[Maine-birds] Snowy Owl in Sedgwick

Snowy Owl still here.  10-11 AM this morning on Christy Hill in Sedgwick. right where Christy Hill Rd. turns off from the Old County Road.
Here are coordinates  44˚19'27" N  68˚38'18" W  
He/she was sitting on a pile of rocks all morning.  Have picture but dont have time to  post it just  yet.

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[Maine-birds] FOY E. Towhee

Cape Neddick, West. First in many years to hear and see him. He seemed fine with chickens and roosters all around him in the forsythia hedge.
Yesterday a couple of Broad-winged Hawks fly over ( and possible prey caught, about 4 miles sw of here off Mountain Road).
Spring is busting out all over!


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[Maine-birds] Spotted Sandpiper, Skowhegan

He flew toward our shore where he usually works the cattails but they and the dock are under water so it flew on. Also had a 1st yr eagle perched next to the house where it could look down on the ducks. Yesterday we had the 1st N Flicker.

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