There were some raptors at the Hawkwatch today. To be more specific there were 4. And only two which were actively migrating (There were also singles of Red-tailed Hawk and Turkey Vulture).
I did count 661 Northern Gannets in one scan, and a good number of them were moving E->W, so 1,000 individuals present would probably be conservative, 3 Parasitic Jaegers living up to their names were also nice. After the washout I explored the Cape May County Airport and found 351 Black-bellied Plovers, 24 Dunlin, 1 Killdeer, and a Merlin.
Location: Cape Island--Cape May Point SP--CMBO Hawk Watch
Observation date: 11/11/09
Number of species: 39
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan X
American Wigeon X
Mallard X
Common Eider 1
Surf Scoter X
Black Scoter X
Red-throated Loon 45
Northern Gannet 1000
Double-crested Cormorant X
Great Blue Heron 3
Great Egret 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Northern Harrier 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Coot X
Laughing Gull X
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Great Black-backed Gull X
Forster's Tern 10
Royal Tern 3
Parasitic Jaeger 3
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 3
Blue Jay X
American Crow X
Tree Swallow 5
Northern Mockingbird X
European Starling X
American Pipit 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler X
Savannah Sparrow X
Song Sparrow X
White-throated Sparrow 45
Red-winged Blackbird X
House Sparrow X
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