Hawkwatch 11/06/09

Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 06, 2009
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture               14             40            182
Turkey Vulture             111            328            976
Osprey                       4             18           2580
Bald Eagle                  12             24            435
Northern Harrier            41            138            756
Sharp-shinned Hawk         257            960          13006
Cooper's Hawk               14            141           5371
Northern Goshawk             1              2              5
Red-shouldered Hawk        143            244            322
Broad-winged Hawk            2             15            708
Red-tailed Hawk            302            527           1158
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 1              3              3
American Kestrel            37             86           3976
Merlin                       6             16           1887
Peregrine Falcon             0              8           1181
Unknown Accipiter            0              0              1
Unknown Buteo                0              0              0
Unknown Falcon               0              0              0
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0              0              1

Total:                     945           2550          32548
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Observation start time: 06:15:00
Observation end   time: 16:45:00
Total observation time: 10.5 hours

Official Counter:        Doug Gochfeld

Observers:

Weather:
15-25 MPH NW Winds, clear sky.

Raptor Observations:
Juvenile Northern Goshawk 12:17 PM
Juvenile Golden Eagle 2:30 PM

Non-raptor Observations:
Hudsonian Godwit, 3 Wilson's Snipe, American Woodcock, AMerican Bittern, 2
Cave Swallows, Bank Swallow, 3 Common Eider, 7 Semipalmated Plover.