Fw: Bradbury Mountain State Park (25 Mar 2020) 30 Raptors

[Derek and Jeannette Lovitch]

Bradbury Mountain State Park
Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts:  Mar 25, 2020
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 21 139 139
Osprey 0 0 0
Bald Eagle 4 70 70
Northern Harrier 0 3 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 6 6
Cooper's Hawk 0 5 5
Northern Goshawk 0 2 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 43 43
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 3 46 46
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 2 2
Merlin 0 2 2
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 1 3 3
Unknown Buteo 0 3 3
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 1 1
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 30 325 325


Observation start time:  08:00:00  
Observation end time:  16:00:00  
Total observation time:  8 hours
Official Counter Luke Fultz
Observers:  Scott Belongie, Steve Gruverman



Visitors:
26 people visited the hawk watch today.

Weather:
Cool and cloudy on the summit of Bradbury Mountain today. Light northeast winds in the morning quickly turned east then southeast through the afternoon bringing cold air off the bay.

Raptor Observations:
Light northeast winds and quickly rising temperatures made for a good flight through the morning. However, as winds quickly turned southeast and temperatures dropped through the afternoon, migration tapered off with only a few Turkey Vultures still moving.

Non-raptor Observations:
22 species were recorded from the summit today. Non-raptor species deemed migrating included: 77 American Goldfinches 2 European Starlings

Predictions:
Light north to northeast winds will start the day, quickly turning east and then southeast through the afternoon. A lot like today, if conditions are favorable, some birds may be moving in the earlier parts of the day.

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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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