Sea Watch Count 9/30/07

Counter: Ken Behrens


Common Loon - 4
Northern Gannet - 8
Double-crested Cormorant - 4966
Great Blue Heron - 6
Brant - 5
Wood Duck - 8
American Wigeon - 6
American Black Duck - 23
Mallard - 1
Northern Pintail - 54
Green-winged Teal - 432
Greater Scaup - 5
Black Scoter - 324
Surf Scoter - 198
White-winged Scoter - 1
dark-winged scoter - 40
unidentified scoter - 60
Parasitic Jaeger - 2
Laughing Gull - 617
Ring-billed Gull - 9
Herring Gull - 17
Great Black-backed Gull - 18
Forster's Tern - 53
Monarch - 51
Brown Pelican - 2
Common Tern - 10
Black Skimmer - 64
Belted Kingfisher - 1

TOTAL - 6934

Hawk Watch Count 9/30/07

Counter: Jessie Barry

Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0

Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 164 666 666
Bald Eagle 3 83 83
Northern Harrier 25 318 318

Sharp-shinned Hawk 102 4985 4985
Cooper's Hawk 47 783 783
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1

Broad-winged Hawk 0 151 151
Red-tailed Hawk 1 73 73
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 1 1 1

American Kestrel 18 3332 3332
Merlin 17 561 561
Peregrine Falcon 62 193 193
Unknown 0 1 1

Total: 440 11148 11148
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Morning Flight Count 9/30/07

Morning Flight: 0-5 NNE wind, clear conditions
Counter: Sam Galick

Red-bellied Woodpecker- 4
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker- 16
Northern Flicker- 777
Eastern Wood-Pewee- 17
Eastern Phoebe- 8
Red-eyed Vireo- 10
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 116
Golden-crowned Kinglet- 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet- 6
Kinglet sp.- 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 1
American Robin- 1
American Pipit- 2
Cedar Waxwing- 56
Tennessee Warbler- 1
Northern Parula- 40
Yellow Warbler- 2
Cape May Warbler- 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 12
Yellow-rumped Warbler- 599
Black-throated Green Warbler- 9
Blackburnian Warbler- 1
Prairie Warbler- 1
Palm Warbler- 393
Bay-breasted Warbler- 8
Blackpoll Warbler- 61
"Baypoll" Warbler- 39
Black and white Warbler- 20
American Redstart- 15
Ovenbird- 1
Northern Waterthrush- 5
Connecticut Warbler- 1
Warbler sp.- 483
Scarlet Tanager- 12
Savannah Sparrow- 11
Indigo Bunting- 18
Bobolink- 10
Baltimore Oriole- 18
Purple Finch- 2

Total birds: 2,780

Sea Watch Count 9/29/07

Counter: Ken Behrens


Common Loon - 2
Northern Gannet - 6
Double-crested Cormorant - 6123
Great Blue Heron - 13
Great Egret - 14
Snowy Egret - 27
Brant - 14
Canada Goose - 307
Wood Duck - 6
American Wigeon - 12
American Black Duck - 35
Mallard - 2
Northern Pintail - 79
Green-winged Teal - 184
Black Scoter - 64
Surf Scoter - 36
Laughing Gull - 384
Herring Gull - 20
Great Black-backed Gull - 12
Forster's Tern - 68
Royal Tern - 12
American Oystercatcher - 141
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1
Common Tern - 163
Caspian Tern - 12
Black Skimmer - 78
Black-crowned Night-Heron - 4
Killdeer - 9

TOTAL - 7828

Hawk Watch Count 9/29/07

Counter: Jessie Barry

Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0

Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 77 502 502
Bald Eagle 8 80 80
Northern Harrier 57 293 293

Sharp-shinned Hawk 1010 4883 4883
Cooper's Hawk 193 736 736
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 1 1

Broad-winged Hawk 27 151 151
Red-tailed Hawk 2 72 72
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0

American Kestrel 257 3314 3314
Merlin 28 544 544
Peregrine Falcon 11 131 131
Unknown 0 1 1

Total: 1671 10708 10708
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Morning Flight Count 9/29/07

Morning Flight: Strong 20-25 mph NNE wind, clear conditions
Counter: Sam Galick

Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker- 1
Northern Flicker- 390
Eastern Wood-Pewee- 10
Eastern Phoebe- 3
Red-eyed Vireo- 9
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 5
American Pipit- 2
Cedar Waxwing- 69
Northern Parula- 168
Chestnut-sided Warbler- 1
Magnolia Warbler- 5
Cape May Warbler- 4
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 81
Yellow-rumped Warbler- 362
Black-throated Green Warbler- 90
Blackburnian Warbler- 6
Prairie Warbler- 1
Palm Warbler- 984
Bay-breasted Warbler- 14
Blackpoll Warbler- 232
"Baypoll" Warbler- 186
Black and white Warbler- 29
American Redstart- 24
Northern Waterthrush- 22
Warbler sp.- 1,189
Scarlet Tanager- 8
Rose-breasted Grosbeak- 3
Indigo Bunting- 31
Dickcissel- 1
Bobolink- 18
Rusty Blackbird- 1
Purple Finch- 7

Total birds: 3,957

Monarch Monitoring Project 9/28/07

This week showed only slight Monarch movements. However, numbers remain locally high and there are many fresh, recently emerged ones. Caterpillars and chrysalises are still common in proximity to milkweeds.

Census Totals: Monarchs per hour
9-22: 125.36
9-23: 158.00
9-24: 26.44
9-25: 5.08
9-26: 6.10
9-27: 9.15
9-28: 88.00
Monarchs per hour for Week 4: 59.56
Mean monarchs per hour cumulative: 64.62

Members of the Monarch Monitoring Project: Dick Walton, Patsy Eickelberg, and Bradley Smith were interviewed this past week by NBC 40. A link to the story and news segment as it aired on television can be found here. Hopefully, this link will stay active for some time...

Sea Watch Count 9/28/07

Counter: Ken Behrens

Northern Gannet - 52
Double-crested Cormorant - 369
Great Blue Heron - 48
Snowy Egret - 32
Green-winged Teal - 6
Black Scoter - 65
Surf Scoter - 5
Laughing Gull - 130
Herring Gull - 4
Great Black-backed Gull - 15
Forster's Tern - 44
Brown Pelican - 26
Little Blue Heron - 3
American Oystercatcher - 9
Common Tern - 172
Black Skimmer - 26
Whimbrel - 6
King Eider - 1

TOTAL - 1013

Hawk Watch Count 9/28/07

Counter: Jessie Barry

Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0

Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 128 425 425
Bald Eagle 5 72 72
Northern Harrier 57 236 236

Sharp-shinned Hawk 563 3873 3873
Cooper's Hawk 74 543 543
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0

Broad-winged Hawk 9 124 124
Red-tailed Hawk 2 70 70
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0

American Kestrel 716 3057 3057
Merlin 78 516 516
Peregrine Falcon 66 120 120
Unknown 0 1 1

Total: 1698 9037 9037
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Morning Flight Count 9/28/07

Morning Flight: 5-10 mph W wind, clear conditions
Counter: Chris Brown

Northern Flicker- 1
Red-eyed Vireo- 3
Cedar Waxwing- 10
Northern Parula- 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler- 9
Prairie Warbler- 1
Palm Warbler- 7
Blackpoll Warbler- 3
"Baypoll" Warbler- 2
American Redstart- 1
Northern Waterthrush- 1
Warbler sp.- 21
Indigo Bunting- 1
Bobolink- 4
Eastern Meadowlark- 1

Total birds: 69

Sea Watch Count 9/27/07

Counter: Ken Behrens

Northern Gannet - 212
Double-crested Cormorant - 10
Black Scoter - 83
Surf Scoter - 14
Parasitic Jaeger - 1
Laughing Gull - 558
Herring Gull - 90
Great Black-backed Gull - 135
Forster's Tern - 55
Royal Tern - 4
Brown Pelican - 18
Common Tern - 516
Black Tern - 1

TOTAL - 1697

Hawk Watch Count 9/27/07

Counter: Chris Brown

Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture 0 0 0

Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 1 297 297
Bald Eagle 0 67 67
Northern Harrier 1 179 179

Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 3310 3310
Cooper's Hawk 0 469 469
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0

Broad-winged Hawk 0 115 115
Red-tailed Hawk 0 68 68
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0

American Kestrel 0 2341 2341
Merlin 3 438 438
Peregrine Falcon 4 54 54
Unknown 0 1 1

Total: 10 7339 7339
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Morning Flight Count 9/27/07

Morning Flight: 0-5 mph S wind, clear conditions
Counter: Sam Galick

Northern Flicker- 4
Red-eyed Vireo- 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 2
Palm Warbler- 6
American Redstart- 3
Warbler sp.- 4
Bobolink- 8

Total birds: 28

Sea Watch Count 9/26/07

Counter: Ken Behrens

Northern Gannet - 27
Green-winged Teal - 2
Black Scoter - 7
Surf Scoter - 22
Laughing Gull - 33
Herring Gull - 24
Great Black-backed Gull - 59
Forster's Tern - 76
Brown Pelican - 1
Blue-winged Teal - 2
Common Tern - 214

TOTAL - 467

Hawk Watch Count 9/26/07

Counter: Chris Brown

Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture 0 0 0

Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 0 296 296
Bald Eagle 0 67 67
Northern Harrier 1 178 178

Sharp-shinned Hawk 32 3309 3309
Cooper's Hawk 5 469 469
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0

Broad-winged Hawk 0 115 115
Red-tailed Hawk 0 68 68
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0

American Kestrel 4 2341 2341
Merlin 3 435 435
Peregrine Falcon 3 50 50
Unknown 0 1 1

Total: 48 7329 7329
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Morning Flight Count 9/26/07

Morning Flight: 5-10 mph SW wind, clear conditions
Counter: Sam Galick

Red-bellied Woodpecker- 1
Northern Flicker- 12
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 2
Northern Parula- 1
Yellow Warbler- 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 1
Black-throated Green Warbler- 1
Blackburnian Warbler- 2
Palm Warbler- 87
Bay-breasted Warbler- 3
Blackpoll Warbler- 1
Northern Waterthrush- 1
Warbler sp.- 4
Indigo Bunting- 2
Bobolink- 13

Total birds: 39

Sea Watch Count 9/25/07

Counter: Ken Behrens

Northern Gannet - 6
Double-crested Cormorant - 46
Great Blue Heron - 1
Northern Pintail - 24
Green-winged Teal - 3
Black Scoter - 18
Laughing Gull - 22
Brown Pelican - 6
Common Tern - 32

TOTAL - 158

Hawk Watch Count 9/25/07

Counter: Jessie Barry

Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture 0 0 0

Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 8 296 296
Bald Eagle 2 67 67
Northern Harrier 12 177 177

Sharp-shinned Hawk 84 3277 3277
Cooper's Hawk 17 464 464
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0

Broad-winged Hawk 3 115 115
Red-tailed Hawk 0 68 68
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0

American Kestrel 15 2337 2337
Merlin 5 432 432
Peregrine Falcon 3 47 47
Unknown 0 1 1

Total: 149 7281 7281
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Morning Flight Count 9/25/07

Morning Flight: 5-10 mph SW wind, clear conditions
Counter: Sam Galick

Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker- 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker- 1
Northern Flicker- 56
Red-eyed Vireo- 3
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 6
Cedar Waxwing- 1
Northern Parula- 3
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 1
Black-throated Green Warbler- 1
Palm Warbler- 8
Blackpoll Warbler- 2
American Redstart- 6
Northern Waterthrush- 1
Warbler sp.- 9
Indigo Bunting- 1
Baltimore Oriole- 1

Total birds: 103

Sea Watch Count 9/24/07

Counter: Ken Behrens

Northern Gannet - 17
Double-crested Cormorant - 418
Great Blue Heron - 15
Wood Duck - 13
American Wigeon - 2
American Black Duck - 1
Mallard - 8
Northern Pintail - 86
Green-winged Teal - 59
Black Scoter - 34
Surf Scoter - 3
Laughing Gull - 57
Herring Gull - 9
Great Black-backed Gull - 53
Forster's Tern - 31
Monarch - 40
Brown Pelican - 7
Blue-winged Teal - 5
duck, sp. - 4
Common Tern - 65
Black Skimmer - 8
American Bittern - 1
Belted Kingfisher - 1
Buff-breasted Sandpiper - 5

TOTAL - 902

Hawk Watch Count 9/24/07

Counter: Jessie Barry

Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture 0 0 0

Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 6 288 288
Bald Eagle 2 65 65
Northern Harrier 13 165 165

Sharp-shinned Hawk 228 3193 3193
Cooper's Hawk 34 447 447
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0

Broad-winged Hawk 5 112 112
Red-tailed Hawk 2 68 68
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0

American Kestrel 33 2322 2322
Merlin 4 427 427
Peregrine Falcon 2 44 44
Unknown 0 1 1

Total: 329 7132 7132
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Morning Flight Count 9/24/07

Morning Flight: 5-10 mph NE wind, clear conditions
Counter: Sam Galick

Red-bellied Woodpecker- 5
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker- 1
Northern Flicker- 734
Eastern Wood-Pewee- 2
Eastern Phoebe- 4
Red-eyed Vireo- 16
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 175
Ruby Crowned Kinglet- 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 3
American Robin- 4
Northern Mockingbird- 2
American Pipit- 1
Cedar Waxwing- 277
Tennessee Warbler- 1
Nashville Warbler- 1
Northern Parula- 34
Yellow Warbler- 2
Chestnut-sided Warbler- 1
Magnolia Warbler- 7
Cape May Warbler- 2
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 20
Yellow-rumped Warbler- 6
Black-throated Green Warbler- 4
Blackburnian Warbler- 2
Palm Warbler- 87
Bay-breasted Warbler- 3
Blackpoll Warbler- 31
"Baypoll" Warbler- 26
Black and white Warbler- 16
American Redstart- 25
Prothonotary Warbler- 1
Northern Waterthrush- 4
Warbler sp.- 963
Scarlet Tanager- 8
Chipping Sparrow- 1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak- 1
Indigo Bunting- 10
Bobolink- 39
Baltimore Oriole- 1
Hooded Warbler- 1
Yellow-throated Warbler- 1
Downy Woodpecker- 1

Total birds: 2,525

Sea Watch Count 9/23/07

Counter: Ken Behrens

Common Loon - 1
Northern Gannet - 15
Double-crested Cormorant - 382
Great Blue Heron - 8
Northern Pintail - 216
Green-winged Teal - 32
Black Scoter - 33
Surf Scoter - 8
Laughing Gull - 4
Ring-billed Gull - 3
Brown Pelican - 9
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1
Common Tern - 48
Black Skimmer - 70
Marbled Godwit - 13

TOTAL - 843

Hawk Watch Count 9/23/07

Counter: Jessie Barry

Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0

Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 23 282 282
Bald Eagle 8 63 63
Northern Harrier 32 152 152

Sharp-shinned Hawk 903 2965 2965
Cooper's Hawk 108 413 413
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0

Broad-winged Hawk 22 107 107
Red-tailed Hawk 8 66 66
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0

American Kestrel 1031 2289 2289
Merlin 79 423 423
Peregrine Falcon 7 42 42
Unknown 0 1 1

Total: 2221 6803 6803
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Morning Flight Count 9/23/07

Morning Flight: 15-20 mph NE wind, clear conditions
Counter: Sam Galick

Red-bellied Woodpecker- 4
Northern Flicker- 139
Eastern Wood-Pewee- 5
Eastern Kingbird- 1
Red-eyed Vireo- 15
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 20
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 2
American Robin- 4
American Pipit- 1
Cedar Waxwing- 15
Tennessee Warbler- 3
Nashville Warbler- 1
Northern Parula- 77
Yellow Warbler- 5
Chestnut-sided Warbler- 1
Magnolia Warbler- 7
Cape May Warbler- 12
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 20
Yellow-rumped Warbler- 2
Black-throated Green Warbler- 5
Blackburnian Warbler- 3
Palm Warbler- 250
Bay-breasted Warbler- 9
Blackpoll Warbler- 41
"Baypoll" Warbler- 55
Black and white Warbler- 16
American Redstart- 229
Northern Waterthrush- 8
Connecticut Warbler- 6
Warbler sp.- 586
Scarlet Tanager- 4
Indigo Bunting- 7
Bobolink- 37
Lark Sparrow- 1

Total birds: 1591

Sea Watch Count 9/22/07

Counter: Ken Behrens

Common Loon - 1
Northern Gannet - 9
Double-crested Cormorant - 17
Snowy Egret - 4
Black Scoter - 28
Surf Scoter - 6
Laughing Gull - 3
Forster's Tern - 4
Brown Pelican - 16
Common Tern - 51
Black Tern - 1
Aythya hybrid - 1

TOTAL - 141

Hawk Watch Count 9/22/07

Counter: Jessie Barry

Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture 0 0 0

Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 0 259 259
Bald Eagle 0 55 55
Northern Harrier 0 120 120

Sharp-shinned Hawk 51 2062 2062
Cooper's Hawk 10 305 305
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0

Broad-winged Hawk 0 85 85
Red-tailed Hawk 0 58 58
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0

American Kestrel 19 1258 1258
Merlin 9 344 344
Peregrine Falcon 1 35 35
Unknown 0 1 1

Total: 90 4582 4582
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Morning Flight Count 9/22/07

Morning Flight: 0-5 mph S wind, overcast conditions
Counter: Sam Galick

Northern Flicker- 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee- 3
Cedar Waxwing- 1
Yellow Warbler- 1
Palm Warbler- 6
Blackpoll Warbler- 2
Black and white Warbler- 2
American Redstart- 8
Northern Waterthrush- 1
Warbler sp.- 5
Indigo Bunting- 2
Bobolink- 2

Total Birds: 34

Hawk Watch Count 9/21/07

Counter: Jessie Barry

Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture 0 0 0

Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 2 259 259
Bald Eagle 3 55 55
Northern Harrier 2 120 120

Sharp-shinned Hawk 113 2011 2011
Cooper's Hawk 11 295 295
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0

Broad-winged Hawk 4 85 85
Red-tailed Hawk 1 58 58
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0

American Kestrel 24 1239 1239
Merlin 0 335 335
Peregrine Falcon 2 34 34
Unknown 0 1 1

Total: 162 4492 4492
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Monarch Monitoring Project 9/21/07

This past week saw the first big push of migrating Monarchs for 2007. Large numbers rode the cold front on Saturday. Still, even after they left en mass on Monday, many seem to be staying around, even when previous years data suggest that conditions should not be putting them in Cape May County. This may mean that there are an incredible number of Monarchs around, in general. This is looking like it may be an especially good year. Stay tuned.

Census Totals: Monarchs per hour
9-15: 123.10
9-16: 229.52
9-17: 156.00
9-18: 107.59
9-19: 66.32
9-20: 77.45
9-21: 162.86
Monarchs per hour for Week 3: 133.56
Mean Monarchs per hour cumulative: 66.25

The first Long-tailed Skipper was found this week on Cape May Point. Keep an eye out for these and other semi-tropical emigrants. Insects of all kinds are proving especially abundant and it is a wonderful time to have a butterfly garden.

Morning Flight Count 9/21/07

Morning Flight: 0-5 mph SW wind, clear conditions
Counter: Chris Brown

Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 1
Northern Flicker- 2
Empidonax sp.- 2
Red-eyed Vireo- 6
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 1
American Robin- 46
Cedar Waxwing- 29
Northern Parula- 4
Yellow Warbler- 2
Magnolia Warbler- 2
Cape May Warbler- 2
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 8
Black-throated Green Warbler- 1
Palm Warbler- 20
Bay-breasted Warbler- 1
Blackpoll Warbler- 13
"Baypoll" Warbler- 2
Black and white Warbler- 2
American Redstart- 17
Northern Waterthrush- 8
Connecticut Warbler- 1
Warbler sp.- 46
Bobolink 40
Lark Sparrow- 1

Total Birds: 257

Hawk Watch Count 9/20/07

Counter: Chris Brown

Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture 0 0 0

Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 2 257 257
Bald Eagle 2 52 52
Northern Harrier 3 118 118

Sharp-shinned Hawk 157 1898 1898
Cooper's Hawk 15 284 284
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0

Broad-winged Hawk 1 81 81
Red-tailed Hawk 0 57 57
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0

American Kestrel 17 1215 1215
Merlin 7 335 335
Peregrine Falcon 1 32 32
Unknown 1 1 1

Total: 205 4330 4330
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Morning Flight Count 9/20/07

Morning Flight: 0-5 mph NE wind, overcast conditions
Counter: Sam Galick

Red-bellied Woodpecker- 1
Northern Flicker- 7
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 11
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 1
American Robin- 91
Yellow Warbler- 3
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 1
Palm Warbler- 3
Blackpoll Warbler- 2
Black and white Warbler- 2
American Redstart- 5
Northern Waterthrush- 3
Warbler sp.- 10
Savannah Sparrow- 4
Blue Grosbeak- 1
Bobolink- 4

Total Birds: 149

Hawk Watch Count 9/19/07

Counter: Chris Brown

Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture 0 0 0

Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 4 255 255
Bald Eagle 1 50 50
Northern Harrier 6 115 115

Sharp-shinned Hawk 184 1741 1741
Cooper's Hawk 16 269 269
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0

Broad-winged Hawk 2 80 80
Red-tailed Hawk 0 57 57
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0

American Kestrel 33 1198 1198
Merlin 18 328 328
Peregrine Falcon 1 32 32
Unknown 0 0 0

Total: 265 4125 4125
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Morning Flight Count 9/19/07

Morning Flight: 5-10 mph NNE wind, clear conditions
Counter: Sam Galick


Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker- 3
Northern Flicker- 4
Empidonax sp.- 1
Eastern Kingbird- 9
Red-eyed Vireo- 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 7
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 2
American Robin- 37
Northern Mockingbird- 1
Cedar Waxwing- 11
Tennessee Warbler- 1
Northern Parula- 6
Yellow Warbler- 2
Magnolia Warbler- 1
Palm Warbler- 16
"Baypoll" Warbler- 1
Black and white Warbler- 8
American Redstart- 35
Northern Waterthrush- 8
Warbler sp.- 390
Scarlet Tanager- 1
Indigo Bunting- 1
Bobolink 40
Lark Sparrow- 1

Total Birds: 589

Hawk Watch Count 9/18/07

Counter: Jessie Barry

Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture 0 0 0

Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 13 251 251
Bald Eagle 0 49 49
Northern Harrier 3 109 109

Sharp-shinned Hawk 156 1557 1557
Cooper's Hawk 13 253 253
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0

Broad-winged Hawk 1 78 78
Red-tailed Hawk 0 57 57
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0

American Kestrel 44 1165 1165
Merlin 11 310 310
Peregrine Falcon 1 31 31
Unknown 0 0 0

Total: 242 3860 3860
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Monarch Update 9/18/07


This past weekend was the first big push of migrating Monarch butterflies this season. Census figures showed the butterflies arriving Saturday afternoon. Huge roosts could be found in Cape May Point State Park by the hawk watch pavilion and at the end of the blue trail, numbering individuals into the hundreds. Sunday evening there was an especially large roost on Stites Ave. in Cape May Point, with an estimated 1,000 monarchs in one small grove of red cedar and aspen (Photo by Michael O'Brien).
Roosts like these are common during the peek of migration, especially after cold fronts like the one that occurred this weekend. Monarchs are believed to roost together as protection against cold and predators, as they mimic the dead leaves of a tree. Look for roosting Monarchs in Cape May Point, Stone Harbor, Avalon, or any area of sheltering trees when their local numbers are high.
Wind conditions have encouraged many of these Monarchs to leave, heading south. There are still many around, and many can be seen making their way across the bay to Delaware as wind remains favorable.

Morning Flight Count 9/18/07

Morning Flight: 5-10 mph NNE wind, overcast conditions
Counter: Sam Galick

Northern Flicker- 2
Eastern Pewee- 1
Eastern Kingbird- 4
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 2
Northern Parula- 19
Yellow Warbler- 23
Magnolia Warbler- 2
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 3
Black-throated Green Warbler- 2
Prairie Warbler- 1
Palm Warbler- 16
Black and white Warbler- 6
American Redstart- 62
Northern Waterthrush- 11
Connecticut Warbler- 1
Warbler sp.- 206
Scarlet Tanager- 1
Indigo Bunting- 3
Dickcissel- 1
Bobolink 53
Common Yellowthroat- 1

Total Birds: 423

Hawk Watch Count 9/17/07

Counter: Jessie Barry

Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture 0 0 0

Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 8 238 238
Bald Eagle 1 49 49
Northern Harrier 5 106 106

Sharp-shinned Hawk 111 1401 1401
Cooper's Hawk 14 240 240
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0

Broad-winged Hawk 0 77 77
Red-tailed Hawk 4 57 57
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0

American Kestrel 20 1121 1121
Merlin 9 299 299
Peregrine Falcon 4 30 30
Unknown 0 0 0

Total: 176 3620 3620
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Morning Flight Count 9/17/07

Morning Flight: 5-10 mph NNE wind, clear conditions
Counter: Sam Galick

Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 4
Northern Flicker- 22
Eastern Wood Pewee- 1
Eastern Kingbird- 3
Red-eyed Vireo- 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 35
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 2
American Robin- 13
Northern Mockingbird- 1
Cedar Waxwing- 67
Tennessee Warbler- 2
Nashville Warbler- 1
Northern Parula- 10
Yellow Warbler- 5
Magnolia Warbler- 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 2
Black-throated Green Warbler- 4
Prairie Warbler- 1
Palm Warbler- 8
Bay-breasted Warbler- 1
Blackpoll Warbler- 1
"Baypoll" Warbler- 1
Black and White Warbler- 5
American Redstart- 14
Northern Waterthrush- 3
Warbler sp.- 121
Bobolink- 2
Baltimore Oriole- 2


Total birds: 333

Hawk Watch Count 9/16/07

Counter: Jessie Barry

Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0

Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 22 230 230
Bald Eagle 7 48 48
Northern Harrier 33 101 101

Sharp-shinned Hawk 458 1290 1290
Cooper's Hawk 87 226 226
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0

Broad-winged Hawk 55 77 77
Red-tailed Hawk 12 53 53
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0

American Kestrel 47 1101 1101
Merlin 29 290 290
Peregrine Falcon 8 26 26
Unknown 0 0 0

Total: 760 3444 3444
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Morning Flight Count 9/16/07

Morning Flight: 5-10 mph NE wind, clear conditions
Counter: Sam Galick

Red-headed Woodpecker- 1
Northern Flicker- 3
Eastern Kingbird- 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 24
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 3
Cedar Waxwing- 175
Tennessee Warbler- 4
Nashville Warbler- 1
Northern Parula- 45
Yellow Warbler- 8
Magnolia Warbler- 9
Cape May Warbler- 2
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 31
Black-throated Green Warbler- 3
Blackburnian Warbler- 1
Prairie Warbler- 1
Palm Warbler- 67
Bay-breasted Warbler- 1
Blackpoll Warbler- 6
"Baypoll" Warbler- 5
Black and White Warbler- 6
American Redstart- 87
Northern Waterthrush- 11
Warbler sp.- 224
Blue Grosbeak- 1
Indigo Bunting- 1
Dickcissel- 2
Bobolink- 20
Purple Finch- 2


Total birds: 746

Hawk Watch Count 9/15/07

Counter: Jessie Barry

Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0

Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 45 208 208
Bald Eagle 8 41 41
Northern Harrier 11 68 68

Sharp-shinned Hawk 97 832 832
Cooper's Hawk 13 139 139
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0

Broad-winged Hawk 3 22 22
Red-tailed Hawk 3 41 41
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0

American Kestrel 452 1054 1054
Merlin 158 261 261
Peregrine Falcon 4 18 18
Unknown 0 0 0

Total: 794 2684 2684
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Morning Flight Count 9/15/07

Morning Flight: 5-10 mph NW wind, overcast conditions

Counter: Sam Galick

Cedar Waxwing- 24
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 1
Palm Warbler- 3
Bobolink- 2

Total birds: 31

Monarch Monitoring Project 9/14/07

Monarch migration continued this week with good numbers. Conditions were all and all not that great for Monarchs moving, but good numbers were around, fueling up on nectar and storing fats they will need for the long migration. Monarchs eat almost nothing while overwintering in the mountain forests of Mexico and live off of stored fats, so it is extremely important that they bulk up here in some of Cape May's more luxuriously planted gardens while they wait for good conditions to catch the wind and (hopefully) head south.

Conditions have brought many other southern butterfly species to Cape May. Cloudless Sulfurs are in good numbers and there were the first reports of Fiery Skipper and Pipevine Swallowtail for the year.

Census Totals: Monarchs per Hour
9-8: 20.72
9-9: 13.33
9-10: 18.88
9-11: 12.45
9-12: 32.63
9-13: 50.18
9-14: 19.65
Monarchs per hour for Week 2: 33.45
Mean Monarchs per hour cumulative: 24.25

Monarch tagging demonstrations have also begun. They are held every day except tuesday and thursday at the pavilion by the hawk watch platform in Cape May Point State Park at 2:00PM. It's free and you may have the chance to release a Monarch. You can learn all about the migration, ask questions, and even adopt a Monarch.

For those who are interested in some multimedia content, project supervisor Dick Walton has some fantastic video of Monarchs, Milkweed, and a others here.

Hawk Watch Count 9/14/07

Counter: Jessie Barry

Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 6 163 163
Bald Eagle 1 33 33
Northern Harrier 0 57 57
Sharp-shinned Hawk 33 735 735
Cooper's Hawk 5 126 126
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 0 19 19
Red-tailed Hawk 0 38 38
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 602 602
Merlin 9 103 103
Peregrine Falcon 1 14 14
Unknown 0 0 0

Total: 55 1890 1890
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Morning Flight Count 9/14/07

Morning Flight: 0-5 mph NE wind, clear conditions

Counter: Chris Brown

Red-eyed Vireo- 3
American Robin- 2
Northern Parula- 4
Yellow Warbler- 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 4
Black-throated Green Warbler- 2
Blackburnian Warbler- 1
"Baypoll" Warbler- 1
Black and White Warbler- 2
American Redstart- 13
Northern Waterthrush-9
Warbler sp.- 23
Indigo Bunting- 2
Bobolink- 22
Baltimore Oriole- 1

Total birds: 90

Hawk Watch Count 9/13/07

Counter: Chris Brown

Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0

Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 5 157 157
Bald Eagle 4 32 32
Northern Harrier 8 57 57

Sharp-shinned Hawk 119 702 702
Cooper's Hawk 16 121 121
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0

Broad-winged Hawk 2 19 19
Red-tailed Hawk 0 38 38
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0

American Kestrel 57 602 602
Merlin 25 94 94
Peregrine Falcon 0 13 13
Unknown 0 0 0

Total: 236 1835 1835
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Morning Flight Count 9/13/07

Counter: Sam Galick

Northern Flicker- 3
Eastern Wood-Pewee- 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 16
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 1
Northern Mockingbird- 2
Cedar Waxwing- 19
Blue-winged Warbler- 1
Tennessee Warbler- 6
Nashville Warbler- 6
Northern Parula- 54
Yellow Warbler- 4
Chestnut-sided Warbler- 1
Magnolia Warbler- 8
Cape May Warbler- 8
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 56
Yellow-rumped Warbler- 3
Black-throated Green Warbler- 5
Blackburnian Warbler- 3
Palm Warbler- 13
Bay-breasted Warbler- 5
Blackpoll Warbler- 12
"Baypoll" Warbler- 4
Black and White Warbler- 10
American Redstart- 170
Ovenbird- 2
Northern Waterthrush- 21
Connecticut Warbler- 8
Warbler sp.- 151
Rose-breasted Grosbeak- 1
Blue Grosbeak- 1
Bobolink- 246
Baltimore Oriole- 9
Purple Finch- 1



Total birds: 855

Hawk Watch Count 9/12/07

Counter:  Chris Brown

Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0

Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 8 152 152
Bald Eagle 6 28 28
Northern Harrier 8 49 49

Sharp-shinned Hawk 168 583 583
Cooper's Hawk 12 105 105
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0

Broad-winged Hawk 6 17 17
Red-tailed Hawk 0 38 38
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0

American Kestrel 103 545 545
Merlin 27 69 69
Peregrine Falcon 1 13 13
Unknown 0 0 0


Total: 0 1599 1599
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Morning Flight Count 9/12/07

Counter: Sam Galick

Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 3
Eastern Wood-Pewee- 3
Eastern Kingbird- 6
Red-eyed Vireo- 1
American Robin- 1
Cedar Waxwing- 54
Blue-winged Warbler- 1
Tennessee Warbler- 4
Nashville Warbler- 7
Northern Parula- 67
Yellow Warbler- 10
Magnolia Warbler- 6
Cape May Warbler- 12
Black-throated Blue Warbler-70
Black-throated Green Warbler- 4
Blackburnian Warbler- 5
Blackpoll Warbler- 10
"Baypoll" Warbler
Black and White Warbler- 16
American Redstart- 1054
Northern Waterthrush- 41
Connecticut Warbler- 4
Wilson's Warbler- 1
Warbler sp.- 195
Rose-breasted Grosbeak- 3
Indigo Bunting- 4
Dickcissel- 1
Bobolink- 58
Baltimore Oriole- 4


Total birds: 1,651

Hawk Watch Count 9/11/07

Counter: Jessie Barry


Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0


Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 1 144 144
Bald Eagle 0 22 22
Northern Harrier 0 41 41


Sharp-shinned Hawk 10 415 415
Cooper's Hawk 1 93 93
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0


Broad-winged Hawk 0 11 11
Red-tailed Hawk 0 38 38
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0


American Kestrel 37 442 442
Merlin 2 42 42
Peregrine Falcon 1 12 12

Unknown 0 0 0


Total: 52 1260 1260
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Morning Flight Count 9/11/07

Counter: Sam Galick

Northern Flicker- 2
Eastern Wood-Pewee- 1
Eastern Kingbird- 3
Red-eyed Vireo- 1
Yellow Warbler- 1
Magnolia Warbler- 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 6
Black and White Warbler- 1
American Redstart- 36
Northern Waterthrush- 14
Warbler sp.- 12
Bobolink- 527
Baltimore Oriole- 18

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher- 1
Mourning Warbler- 1

Total birds: 625

Hawk Watch Count 9/10/07

Observer: Jessie Barry

Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0


Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 12 143 143
Bald Eagle 4 22 22
Northern Harrier 1 41 41


Sharp-shinned Hawk 136 405 405
Cooper's Hawk 28 92 92
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0


Broad-winged Hawk 1 11 11
Red-tailed Hawk 0 38 38
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0


American Kestrel 99 405 405
Merlin 3 40 40
Peregrine Falcon 0 11 11
Unknown 0 0 0



Total: 284 1208 1208
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Morning Flight Count 9/10/07

Counter: Sam Galick

Red-breasted Nuthatch- 1
American Redstart- 3
Northern Waterthrush- 3
Blue Grosbeak- 2
Bobolink- 9

Total birds: 18

Hawk Watch Count 9/9/07

Observer: Jessie Barry

Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0


Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 5 131 131
Bald Eagle 0 18 18
Northern Harrier 1 40 40


Sharp-shinned Hawk 18 269 269
Cooper's Hawk 2 64 64
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0


Broad-winged Hawk 0 10 10
Red-tailed Hawk 0 38 38
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0


American Kestrel 12 306 306
Merlin 3 37 37
Peregrine Falcon 1 11 11
Unknown 0 0 0



Total: 42 924 924
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Morning Flight Count 9/9/07

Counter: Sam Galick

American Robin- 1
Tennessee Warbler- 1
Nashville Warbler- 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler-1
American Redstart- 3
Northern Waterthrush- 4
Warbler sp.- 5
Blue Grosbeak- 1

Total Birds: 17

Hawk Watch Count 9/8/07

Observer: Jessie Barry

Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0


Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 0 126 125
Bald Eagle 0 18 18
Northern Harrier 0 39 39


Sharp-shinned Hawk 7 251 251
Cooper's Hawk 0 62 62
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0


Broad-winged Hawk 0 10 10
Red-tailed Hawk 0 38 38
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0


American Kestrel 3 294 294
Merlin 1 34 34
Peregrine Falcon 0 10 10
Unknown 0 0 0



Total: 11 882 882
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Morning Flight Count 9/8/07

Counter: Sam Galick

Northern Waterthrush- 1
Warbler sp.- 1
Bobolink- 1

Total Birds: 3

Monarch Monitoring Project 9/7/07


This was the first week of the
2007 Monarch Monitoring Project.
Monarch migration has officially begun!

The cold front on September 1st brought good numbers of Monarchs with it. We continue to see them in between fronts nectaring in the gardens of Cape May. There are still quite a few individuals around that do not appear to be part of the migratory generation, but rather the summer generations whose males still aggressively patrol their own little patch of flowers and whose females still seek out milkweed to lay eggs. These adults will not make the long trip to Mexico, but rather will produce more who will. Now is a prime time to find monarch caterpillars (like the one in the photo).

Census Totals: Monarchs per hour
9-1: 49.09
9-2: 51.11
9-3: 27.06
9-4: 46.15
9-5: 62.14
9-6: 45.26
9-7: 18.55
Monarchs per hour for Week 1:_42.95

There are now Monarch interpretive displays at both CMBO Northwood Center and the Nature Center of Cape May, complete with live caterpillars!

It's shaping up to be a great year!

Hawk Watch Count 9/7/07

Observer: Jessie Barry

Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0


Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 1 126 125
Bald Eagle 1 18 18
Northern Harrier 0 39 39


Sharp-shinned Hawk 7 244 244
Cooper's Hawk 0 62 62
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0


Broad-winged Hawk 0 10 10
Red-tailed Hawk 0 38 38
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0


American Kestrel 2 291 291
Merlin 1 33 33
Peregrine Falcon 0 10 10
Unknown 0 0 0



Total: 12 871 871
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Hawk Watch Count 9/6/07

Observer: Jessie Barry

Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0


Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 0 125 125
Bald Eagle 0 17 17
Northern Harrier 0 39 39


Sharp-shinned Hawk 16 237 237
Cooper's Hawk 1 62 62
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0


Broad-winged Hawk 0 10 10
Red-tailed Hawk 0 38 38
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0


American Kestrel 7 289 289
Merlin 2 32 32
Peregrine Falcon 0 10 10
Unknown 0 0 0



Total: 26 859 859
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Morning Flight Count 9/6/07

Counter: Sam Galick

Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 4
Tennessee Warbler- 1
Cape May Warbler- 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 2
Black and White Warbler- 1
American Redstart- 13
Northern Waterthrush- 14
Warbler sp.- 3
Bobolink- 54
Baltimore Oriole- 9

Total birds: 102

Hawk Watch Count 9/5/07

Observer: Chris Brown

Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0


Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 6 125 125
Bald Eagle 1 17 17
Northern Harrier 9 39 39


Sharp-shinned Hawk 87 221 221
Cooper's Hawk 10 61 61
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0


Broad-winged Hawk 1 10 10
Red-tailed Hawk 0 38 38
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0


American Kestrel 69 282 282
Merlin 11 30 30
Peregrine Falcon 1 10 10
Unknown 0 0 0



Total: 195 833 833
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Morning Flight Count 9/5/07

Counter: Sam Galick

Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 3
Eastern Wood-Pewee- 2
Eastern Kingbird- 42
Red-eyed Vireo- 7
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 51
American Robin- 11
Northern Mockingbird-4
Cedar Waxwing- 50
Blue-winged Warbler- 1
Tennessee Warbler- 3
Northern Parula- 1
Yellow Warbler- 11
Chestnut-sided Warbler- 3
Cape May Warbler- 12
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 25
Black-throated Green Warbler- 3
Blackburnian Warbler- 2
Prairie Warbler- 7
Black and White Warbler- 14
American Redstart- 136
Ovenbird- 4
Northern Waterthrush- 31
Warbler sp.- 48
Bobolink- 442
Purple Finch- 1

Total birds: 914

Hawk Watch Count 9/4/07

Observer: Jessie Barry

Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0


Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 7 119 119
Bald Eagle 5 16 16
Northern Harrier 7 30 30


Sharp-shinned Hawk 88 134 134
Cooper's Hawk 5 51 51
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0


Broad-winged Hawk 2 9 9
Red-tailed Hawk 0 38 38
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0


American Kestrel 115 213 213
Merlin 3 19 19
Peregrine Falcon 0 9 9
Unknown 0 0 0



Total: 232 638 638
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Morning Flight Count 9/4/07

Counter: Sam Galick

Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 3
Eastern Kingbird- 41
Warbling Vireo- 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 6
American Robin- 7
Cedar Waxwing- 47
Yellow Warbler- 1
Cape May Warbler- 5
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 6
Black-throated Green Warbler- 2
Prairie Warbler- 1
American Redstart- 10
Northern Waterthrush- 6
Warbler sp.- 4
Blue Grosbeak- 1
Dickcissel- 2
Bobolink- 11
Baltimore Oriole- 6


Total birds: 160

Hawk Watch Count 9/3/07

Observer: Jessie Barry

Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture 0 0 0


Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 0 112 112
Bald Eagle 0 11 11
Northern Harrier 0 23 23


Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 46 46
Cooper's Hawk 2 46 46
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0


Broad-winged Hawk 0 7 7
Red-tailed Hawk 0 38 38
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0


American Kestrel 6 98 98
Merlin 2 16 16
Peregrine Falcon 1 9 9
Unknown 0 0 0



Total: 14 406 406
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Morning Flight Count 9/3/07

Counter: Sam Galick

Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 1
Eastern Kingbird- 4
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 1
American Robin- 2
Cedar Waxwing- 13
Northern Parula- 1
Cape May Warbler- 1
Blackburnian Warbler- 1
Black and White Warbler- 1
American Redstart- 6
Northern Waterthrush- 6
Warbler sp.- 4
Bobolink- 2
Baltimore Oriole- 2



Total birds: 47

Morning Flight Count 9/2/07

Counter: Sam Galick

Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 1
Eastern Kingbird- 27
Red-eyed Vireo- 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 34
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 2
American Robin- 3
Cedar Waxwing- 12
Northern Parula- 1
Yellow Warbler- 11
Chestnut-sided Warbler- 1
Magnolia Warbler-3
Cape May Warbler- 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler-7
Prairie Warbler- 1
Black and White Warbler- 6
American Redstart- 37
Ovenbird- 1
Northern Waterthrush- 27
Warbler sp.- 8
Blue Grosbeak- 4
Bobolink- 135
Baltimore Oriole- 23



Total birds: 347

Hawk Watch Count 9/2/07

Observer: Jessie Barry

Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture 0 0 0


Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 16 112 112
Bald Eagle 3 11 11
Northern Harrier 11 23 23


Sharp-shinned Hawk 18 43 43
Cooper's Hawk 17 44 44
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0


Broad-winged Hawk 2 7 7
Red-tailed Hawk 4 38 38
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0


American Kestrel 29 92 92
Merlin 3 14 14
Peregrine Falcon 4 8 8
Unknown 0 0 0



Total: 107 392 392
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Morning Flight Count 9/1/07

Counter: Sam Galick

Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee- 4
Eastern Kingbird- 216
Warbling Vireo- 1
Philadelphia Vireo- 1
Red-eyed Vireo- 9
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 79
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 2
American Robin- 3
Cedar Waxwing- 2
Blue-winged Warbler- 3
Tennessee Warbler- 1
Northern Parula- 9
Yellow Warbler- 9
Chestnut-sided Warbler- 5
Magnolia Warbler- 9
Cape May Warbler- 26
Black-throated Blue Warbler-102
Black-throated Green Warbler- 3
Pine Warbler- 1
Prairie Warbler- 4
Black and White Warbler- 20
American Redstart- 476
Ovenbird- 4
Northern Waterthrush- 26
Wilson's Warbler- 3
Canada Warbler- 1
Warbler sp.- 70
Rose-breasted Grosbeak- 1
Blue Grosbeak- 1
Dickcissel- 2
Bobolink- 107
Baltimore Oriole- 54

Louisiana Waterthrush- 1

Total birds: 1,256

Seasonal Counts to be posted here!

Watch this page as we add the counts for the 2007 Cape May Hawk watch, Morning Flight, Sea Watch and, the Monarch Monitoring Project.

Hawk Watch Count 9/1/07

Observer: Jessie Barry

Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0


Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 96 96 96
Bald Eagle 8 8 8
Northern Harrier 12 12 12


Sharp-shinned Hawk 25 25 25
Cooper's Hawk 27 27 27
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0


Broad-winged Hawk 5 5 5
Red-tailed Hawk 34 34 34
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0


American Kestrel 63 63 63
Merlin 11 11 11
Peregrine Falcon 4 4 4
Unknown 0 0 0



Total: 285 285 285
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