Cape May Hawk Watch - 18 November 2012


Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 18, 2012
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0            118            179
Turkey Vulture               0            967           1329
Osprey                       1             34           2769
Bald Eagle                   0             29            298
Northern Harrier             8            393           1292
Sharp-shinned Hawk          24           5545          19802
Cooper's Hawk                7            723           3573
Northern Goshawk             1             27             31
Red-shouldered Hawk          7            755            817
Broad-winged Hawk            0             12            678
Red-tailed Hawk             17           1793           2118
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0             19             19
American Kestrel             1            293           5625
Merlin                       0             95           1900
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:                      66          10822          41593
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Observation start time: 06:45:00 
Observation end   time: 15:30:00 
Total observation time: 8.75 hours

Official Counter:        Tom Reed

Observers:        

Weather:
Breezy and mostly cloudy throughout. Winds from the NE for most of the day,
starting at 5-10mph early and increasing to 10-20mph late. 

Raptor Observations:
An AM-only flight, with not a whole lot going on.

Non-raptor Observations:
Black-legged Kittiwake (1), Cave Swallow (~175), Northern Rough-winged
Swallow (1), Barn Swallow (3), Cackling Goose (1), Red Crossbill (~70),
White-winged Crossbill (36), Common Redpoll (2), Snow Bunting (1), Horned
Lark (1), Pine Warbler (1)

Predictions:
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