Bradbury Mountain Hawkwatch: Week 7
- Freeport Wild Bird Supply
- May 3
- 1 min read

The weather was really quite pleasant on the mountain for several days this week, with the exception of one total rainout on 4/26 and a partial day on 4/27. An Osprey passing by the mountain on 4/28 was our record-setting bird bringing our new season high total to 6022. April 29th was the pick of the week with a nice total of 281 hawks counted. Sharp-shinned Hawks and American Kestrels were on the move. Another Black Vulture was a surprise on 4/29. Four Turkey Vultures set up in the trees just below the summit on 4/30 offering fantastic photo opportunities. Some first-of-years included Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, and Northern Parula.
Week 7 Totals (current week - total to date – season average)
BLACK VULTURE 1-6-1
TURKEY VULTURE 0-614-403
OSPREY 31-310-404
SWALLOW-TAILED KITE 0-0-0
MISSISSIPPI KITE 0-0-0
BALD EAGLE 8-84-80
NORTHERN HARRIER 15-131-106
SHARP-SHINNED HAWK 156-646-660
COOPER’S HAWK 3-38-69
AMERICAN GOSHAWK 0-2-6
RED-SHOULDERED HAWK 5-73-89
BROAD-WINGED HAWK 73-3780-1773
SWAINSON’S HAWK 0-0-0
RED-TAILED HAWK 5-88-209
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK 0-0-1
GOLDEN EAGLE 0-0-0
AMERICAN KESTREL 63-511-354
MERLIN 19-61-70
PEREGRINE FALCON 1-4-6
UNIDENTIFIED RAPTOR 3-52-47
TOTAL 383-6400-4277