Cape May Hawk Watch - 10 November 2012


Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 10, 2012
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0             67            128
Turkey Vulture               0            842           1204
Osprey                       0             32           2767
Bald Eagle                   0             27            296
Northern Harrier             8            359           1258
Sharp-shinned Hawk          60           5216          19473
Cooper's Hawk               18            598           3448
Northern Goshawk             0             22             26
Red-shouldered Hawk         30            674            736
Broad-winged Hawk            0             12            678
Red-tailed Hawk             18           1647           1972
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0             17             17
American Kestrel             1            280           5612
Merlin                       1             90           1895
Peregrine Falcon             0             18           1160
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
Swainson's Hawk              0              1              3

Total:                     136           9902          40673
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Observation start time: 06:30:00 
Observation end   time: 16:00:00 
Total observation time: 9.5 hours

Official Counter:        Tom Reed

Observers:        

Weather:
Mild and generally sunny. Winds very light and variable to start, becoming
~5mph from the SW by mid-morning and shifting to SE by day's end. 

Raptor Observations:
A condensed midday movement, consisting primarily of SSHA, RSHA and RTHA. 

Non-raptor Observations:
Evening Grosbeak (6), White-winged Crossbill (31), Red Crossbill (2),
Clay-colored Sparrow (1), Cave Swallow (2), Barn Swallow (4), Snow Bunting
(11), Purple Finch (30+), House Finch (150+), American Pipit (100+),
Eastern Meadowlark (14), Eastern Bluebird (40+), Rusty Blackbird (4),
Bonaparte's Gull (1), Royal Tern (7)

Predictions:
Sunny, mild, light south winds.