Fwd: Bradbury Mountain State Park (23 Mar 2023) Raptors

[Derek Lovitch]

Bradbury Mountain State Park
Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 23, 2023
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	0
Turkey Vulture	0	97	97
Osprey	0	0	0
Bald Eagle	0	27	27
Northern Harrier	0	6	6
Sharp-shinned Hawk	0	9	9
Cooper's Hawk	0	6	6
Northern Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	26	26
Broad-winged Hawk	0	0	0
Red-tailed Hawk	0	29	29
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	2	2
Merlin	0	0	0
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Accipiter	0	1	1
Unknown Buteo	0	0	0
Unknown Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	0	0
Total:	0	203	203

Observation start time:	08:00:00
Observation end time:	11:00:00
Total observation time:	3 hours
Official Counter	Zane Baker
Observers:	Biz Houghton

Visitors:
I did see a couple people at the summit but nobody seemed to want to say hi.

Weather:
It was a little cold and damp but the rain held off for the morning hours. A low cloud ceiling and lingering fog greatly diminished our visibility. I could just make out the contours of the land to about 4 miles but there was very little contrast between sky and earth. Wind was non existent which was nice and the temps were a cool 35 degrees Fahrenheit. By high noon the fog had crept close enough to the mountain that I could no longer see the large red barn to our south .75 miles away. I packed up on the hour and head down.

Raptor Observations:
1 Eagle slowly plodded by the summit in powered flight just below the level we were standing.

Non-raptor Observations:
The woods became silent shortly after arriving today. One potential Common Goldeneye passed by in the fog vocalizing twice. I couldn't see it to confirm but with the help of Derek the circumstantial evidence suggested Goldeneye. Two first of the season Tree Swallows were spotted, heading south.

Predictions:
Tomorrow doesn't look terrible. We should hopefully see a little sun at some point as clouds start to move out. Temps should be rather warm, in the upper 40's. The predicted wind direction isn't bad, from the NW, but there could be some stronger gusts on top of a 10-12mph breeze.

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Report submitted by Jeannette Lovitch (freeport...@yahoo.com)
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