Cape May Hawk Watch - 23 November 2012


Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 23, 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                       0             34           2769
Bald Eagle                   0             31            300
Northern Harrier             0            397           1296
Sharp-shinned Hawk           0           5579          19836
Cooper's Hawk                0            742           3592
Northern Goshawk             0             29             33
Red-shouldered Hawk          0            764            826
Broad-winged Hawk            0             12            678
Red-tailed Hawk              0           1824           2149
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0             19             19
American Kestrel             0            294           5626
Merlin                       0             96           1901
Peregrine Falcon             0             18           1160
Unknown Accipiter            0              0              0
Unknown Buteo                0              1              1
Unknown Falcon               0              0              0
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0              0              0
Swainson's Hawk              0              1              3

Total:                       0          10926          41697
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Observation start time: 07:00:00 
Observation end   time: 15:30:00 
Total observation time: 8.5 hours

Official Counter:        Tom Reed

Observers:        

Weather:
Mild and foggy for most of the day. Visibility 1km or less until 1pm,
followed by total clearing. Winds light and variable through the morning,
becoming SW and S by day's end.

Raptor Observations:
Goose egg. 

Non-raptor Observations:
Red Crossbill (3), Cave Swallow (12)

Common Green Darner (1), Monarch (1), Red Admiral (1)

Predictions:
A strong cold front is on its way overnight. 

Sunny, NW winds 25-30mph with gusts to 40. Might be a bit much.