Fw: Bradbury Mountain State Park (22 Mar 2022) 12 Raptors
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Derek and Jeannette Lovitch
Mar 22, 2022, 5:52:03 PM3/22/22
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Bradbury Mountain State Park
Pownal, Maine, USA
Visitors:
Not many people were out in the conditions today, but 5 stopped by the Hawkwatch.
Weather:
After a rip-roaring start to the season, we came back to the realities of March hawkwatching in Maine these past two days. Similar to yesterday, winds were strong and gusty out of the north and northwest. Mostly sunny conditions kept the bitterness out of the day at least, but temperatures in the mid-30s to low 40s required our winter clothes.
Raptor Observations:
Another slow migration day, unsurprisingly. Even the local raptors were mostly no-shows. A Red-shouldered Hawk was displaying in the morning, and one of the pairs of Red-tailed Hawks made a nice pass close over the summit with kiting behavior observed in the afternoon.
Non-raptor Observations:
22 species were observed from the summit today. Birds deemed migrating included: 26 American Robins, 8 American Goldfinch, 5 Mallards, 5 Common Mergansers, 5 Eastern Bluebirds, and 4 Canada Geese.
Predictions:
Winds will finally let up overnight, and with a small ridge of high pressure, light winds will continue throughout the day tomorrow, currently forecast to slowly rotate from the NW to the SE. While clouds will begin to arrive tomorrow afternoon, it looks like a great day for hawks to move ahead of the next storm system.
Report submitted by Jeannette Lovitch (freeport...@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]
Pownal, Maine, USA
| Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 22, 2022 | |||
| Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Black Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turkey Vulture | 5 | 120 | 120 |
| Osprey | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bald Eagle | 1 | 45 | 45 |
| Northern Harrier | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 1 | 17 | 17 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Northern Goshawk | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 3 | 77 | 77 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 78 | 78 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Kestrel | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| Merlin | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Unknown Accipiter | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total: | 12 | 376 | 376 |
| Observation start time: | 08:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 16:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 8 hours |
| Official Counter | Derek Lovitch, Jeannette Lovitch |
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Visitors:
Not many people were out in the conditions today, but 5 stopped by the Hawkwatch.
Weather:
After a rip-roaring start to the season, we came back to the realities of March hawkwatching in Maine these past two days. Similar to yesterday, winds were strong and gusty out of the north and northwest. Mostly sunny conditions kept the bitterness out of the day at least, but temperatures in the mid-30s to low 40s required our winter clothes.
Raptor Observations:
Another slow migration day, unsurprisingly. Even the local raptors were mostly no-shows. A Red-shouldered Hawk was displaying in the morning, and one of the pairs of Red-tailed Hawks made a nice pass close over the summit with kiting behavior observed in the afternoon.
Non-raptor Observations:
22 species were observed from the summit today. Birds deemed migrating included: 26 American Robins, 8 American Goldfinch, 5 Mallards, 5 Common Mergansers, 5 Eastern Bluebirds, and 4 Canada Geese.
Predictions:
Winds will finally let up overnight, and with a small ridge of high pressure, light winds will continue throughout the day tomorrow, currently forecast to slowly rotate from the NW to the SE. While clouds will begin to arrive tomorrow afternoon, it looks like a great day for hawks to move ahead of the next storm system.
Report submitted by Jeannette Lovitch (freeport...@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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