Hawkwatch 11/20/09


Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 20, 2009
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 26 149 291
Turkey Vulture 83 952 1600
Osprey 0 25 2587
Bald Eagle 1 39 450
Northern Harrier 13 238 856
Sharp-shinned Hawk 38 1702 13748
Cooper's Hawk 3 270 5500
Northern Goshawk 0 4 7
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 418 496
Broad-winged Hawk 0 17 710
Red-tailed Hawk 27 1144 1775
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 4 4
American Kestrel 3 120 4010
Merlin 1 26 1897
Peregrine Falcon 0 13 1186
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
Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1

Total: 197 5122 35120
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Observation start time: 06:45:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 9.25 hours

Official Counter: Doug Gochfeld

Observers:

Weather:
NW Wind

Raptor Observations:
Local adult Bald Eagle, continuing Swainson's Hawk

Non-raptor Observations:
8 WIlson's Snipe, 4 Cave Swallows, American Bittern

Predictions:
NW Winds, shifting to WNW

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