Hawk Watch Results Saturday, September 19

Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 19, 2009
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Species - Day's Count - Month Total - Season Total
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Black Vulture - 0 - 0 - 0
Turkey Vulture - 0 - 0 - 0
Osprey - 78 - 1206 - 1206
Bald Eagle - 21 - 143 - 143
Northern Harrier - 23 - 126 - 126
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 283 - 2601 - 2601
Cooper's Hawk - 173 - 680 - 680
Northern Goshawk - 0 - 0 - 0
Red-shouldered Hawk - 1 - 3 - 3
Broad-winged Hawk - 40 - 157 - 157
Red-tailed Hawk - 12 - 160 - 160
Rough-legged Hawk - 0 - 0 - 0
Golden Eagle - 0 - 0 - 0
American Kestrel - 39 - 1521 - 1521
Merlin - 41 - 694 - 694
Peregrine Falcon - 12 - 105 - 105 -
Unknown Accipiter - 0 - 1 - 1
Unknown Buteo - 0 - 0 - 0
Unknown Falcon - 0 - 0 - 0
Unknown Eagle - 0 - 0 - 0
Unknown Raptor - 0 - 1 - 1

Total: 723 7398 7398
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Observation start time: 05:30:00
Observation end time: 16:30:00
Total observation time: 11 hours

Official Counter: Pete Dunne

Report submitted by Doug Gochfeld

[Editor's note: This was an "ozone flight," with birds undoubtedly passing higher than could be seen even with binoculars or scope. One of these may have been the Swainson's Hawk Forrest recorded over at Cape Henlopen, Delaware in the afternoon.]

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