Fwd: Bradbury Mountain State Park (06 Apr 2021) 51 Raptors

[Derek Lovitch]

Bradbury Mountain State Park
Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 06, 2021
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	2
Turkey Vulture	18	49	558
Osprey	1	1	4
Bald Eagle	9	16	62
Northern Harrier	0	1	15
Sharp-shinned Hawk	1	13	40
Cooper's Hawk	2	3	37
Northern Goshawk	0	1	2
Red-shouldered Hawk	1	6	73
Broad-winged Hawk	0	0	0
Red-tailed Hawk	15	20	113
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	1	9	29
Merlin	0	1	9
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	3
Unknown Accipiter	1	1	5
Unknown Buteo	0	1	4
Unknown Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	2	7	14
Total:	51	129	970

Observation start time:	08:00:00
Observation end time:	16:00:00
Total observation time:	8 hours
Official Counter	Andrew Sharp
Observers:	Jim Pinfold

Visitors:
10 visitors today.

Weather:
Mild to moderate northwest winds all day. Mostly cloudy with brief moments of sunshine. Temps topped out at 55 F.

Raptor Observations:
Today was a pretty nice day! Bald Eagles and Red-tails seemed to be unbothered by the headwind. 4th Osprey of the season today. Turkey Vultures are still moving through.

Non-raptor Observations:
16 Tree Swallows were observed heading north today, along with 2 House Finches and 2 Common Grackles. A total of 21 species were observed from the summit, including a Red-bellied Woodpecker which has gone undetected in recent weeks.

Predictions:
Partly cloudy with low-to-moderate northwest winds switching to northeast. High temps in the high 50's. I expect the Red-tail and Bald Eagle flight to continue tomorrow.

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Report submitted by Jeannette Lovitch (freeport...@yahoo.com)
Bradbury Mountain State Park information may be found at: www.freeportwildbirdsupply.com/bradbury-mountain-hawkwatch
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