Cape May Hawk Watch - 23 September 2012


Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 23, 2012
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0              0              0
Turkey Vulture               4             11             11
Osprey                      71            901            901
Bald Eagle                   6             96             96
Northern Harrier            12            189            189
Sharp-shinned Hawk         259           1082           1082
Cooper's Hawk               23            220            220
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          1              3              3
Broad-winged Hawk            8             92             92
Red-tailed Hawk              1             20             20
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0
American Kestrel           359           1820           1820
Merlin                      74            381            381
Peregrine Falcon             9             92             92
Unknown Accipiter            0              0              0
Unknown Buteo                0              0              0
Unknown Falcon               0              0              0
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0              0              0

Total:                     827           4907           4907
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Observation start time: 05:45:00 
Observation end   time: 17:15:00 
Total observation time: 11.5 hours

Official Counter:        Tom Reed

Observers:        

Weather:
Sunny; cooler and crisp. Winds out of the NW and N during the morning; NW
and W during the afternoon. 5-15mph throughout.

Raptor Observations:
The AM hours were remarkably quiet, but the flight strengthened through the
afternoon, with a good push of AMKE well into the evening.

Non-raptor Observations:
Red-headed Woodpecker (1), Parasitic Jaeger (3), Cape May Warbler (1),
Northern Gannet (2), Brown Pelican (3), Wood Duck (3)

Predictions:
Hopefully another good flight on NW/W winds.