[CT Birds] Fw: [BIRDHAWK] HSR: Bradbury Mountain State Park (18 Mar 2008) 62 Raptors

[Clay Taylor]

Hi all -

This is the only time I will do this, but minutes after writing about 
Bradbury Mountain, I opened this e-mail from BirdHawk.

Bradbury Rocks!  (and on north winds, no less.....)

Clay Taylor
Moodus, CT
ctaylor at att.net

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <reports at HAWKCOUNT.ORG>
To: <BIRDHAWK at LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 9:03 PM
Subject: [BIRDHAWK] HSR: Bradbury Mountain State Park (18 Mar 2008) 62 
Raptors


> Bradbury Mountain State Park
> Pownal, Maine, USA
> Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 18, 2008
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
> ------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
> Black Vulture                0              0              0
> Turkey Vulture              20             22             22
> Osprey                       0              0              0
> Bald Eagle                  13             23             23
> Northern Harrier             0              0              0
> Sharp-shinned Hawk           2              2              2
> Cooper's Hawk                0              0              0
> Northern Goshawk             0              2              2
> Red-shouldered Hawk          7              7              7
> Broad-winged Hawk            0              0              0
> Red-tailed Hawk             15             17             17
> Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
> Golden Eagle                 0              0              0
> American Kestrel             0              0              0
> Merlin                       0              0              0
> Peregrine Falcon             0              0              0
> Unknown Accipiter            0              0              0
> Unknown Buteo                3              3              3
> Unknown Falcon               0              0              0
> Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
> Unknown Raptor               2              2              2
>
> Total:                      62             78             78
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Observation start time: 08:00:00
> Observation end   time: 16:00:00
> Total observation time: 8 hours
>
> Official Counter:        Dane Ferrell
>
> Observers:        Derek Lovitch, Jeannette Lovitch
>
> Visitors:
> 29 visitors on site.
>
>
> Weather:
> Light to moderate North winds entire day. Cloud cover increased as day 
> went
> on.
>
> Raptor Observations:
> First Sharp-shinned and Red-shouldered Hawks for 2008 Count. Double digit
> counts for Turkey Vultures, Red-tailed Hawks, and Bald Eagles.
>
> Non-raptor Observations:
> Canada Geese, Hairy Woodpecker, and Pileated Woodpecker observed. 60
> migrating American Crows in single flight observed.
> ========================================================================
> Report submitted by Jeannette Lovitch (wildbirdcenter at yarmouthbirds.com)
>
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