Hawk Watch Thursday September 30, 2010

Well, today was pretty much the opposite of what we hope for during fall migration: very strong Southeast winds. Considering that, today wasn't a complete bust because we ended the day with 34 Peregrines. It just goes to show that these falcons are hardcore, and they don't think twice about the weather. All they know is that it's time to migrate South!


Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 30, 2010
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 46 46
Turkey Vulture 0 198 198
Osprey 5 2741 2741
Bald Eagle 0 176 176
Northern Harrier 0 471 471
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 5220 5220
Cooper's Hawk 0 884 884
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 5 5
Broad-winged Hawk 0 453 453
Red-tailed Hawk 0 139 139
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 1 2799 2799
Merlin 7 821 821
Peregrine Falcon 34 277 277
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0

Total: 47 14231 14231
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Observation start time: 05:45:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 10.25 hours

Official Counter: Melissa Roach

Observers:

Weather:
Very strong Southeast winds and overcast all day. Low visibility as well.

Raptor Observations:
Quite a slow day, but decent numbers of Peregrines considering the strong
South wind.

Non-raptor Observations:


Predictions:
The forecast is calling for rain in the morning with NNW/North winds
throughout the day so there should be some birds moving especially later in
the day.

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