Fwd: Bradbury Mountain State Park (04 Apr 2020) 22 Raptors

[Derek Lovitch]

Bradbury Mountain State Park

Pownal, Maine, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 04, 2020
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	0
Turkey Vulture	16	25	292
Osprey	0	1	1
Bald Eagle	1	1	75
Northern Harrier	0	0	4
Sharp-shinned Hawk	2	2	22
Cooper's Hawk	2	2	9
Northern Goshawk	0	0	2
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	0	47
Broad-winged Hawk	0	0	0
Red-tailed Hawk	1	2	76
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	0	2
Merlin	0	0	2
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Accipiter	0	0	4
Unknown Buteo	0	0	3
Unknown Falcon	0	0	1
Unknown Eagle	0	0	1
Unknown Raptor	0	0	1
Total:	22	33	542

Observation start time:	08:00:00
Observation end time:	16:00:00
Total observation time:	8 hours
Official Counter	Luke Fultz
Observers:	Derek Lovitch, Jim Pinfold, Steve Gruverman

Visitors:
11 people visited the hawk watch today.

Weather:
Light north to northeast winds and a surprising amount of sunshine with intermittent cloud cover throughout. It was a beautiful day to be outside.

Raptor Observations:
Migration was on the slower side. I expected a little more activity after two days of wash out and relatively light northeast winds.

Non-raptor Observations:
26 species were observed from the summit. Individuals deemed migrant included: 36 American Goldfinches 10 Common Grackles 1 Tree Swallow 17 Cedar Waxwings 4 American Robins

Predictions:
Mild weather again tomorrow. Light south to southeast winds may produce some migration activity.

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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
More information at hawkcount.org: [Site Profile] [Day Summary] [Month Summary]

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