Cape May Hawk Watch - 24 November 2012


Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 24, 2012
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                3            121            182
Turkey Vulture              18            985           1347
Osprey                       0             34           2769
Bald Eagle                   0             31            300
Northern Harrier             3            400           1299
Sharp-shinned Hawk           0           5579          19836
Cooper's Hawk                1            743           3593
Northern Goshawk             0             29             33
Red-shouldered Hawk          0            764            826
Broad-winged Hawk            0             12            678
Red-tailed Hawk              3           1827           2152
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:                      28          10954          41725
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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:
Cool and windy, with increasing cloudiness through the day. Winds from the
WNW during the morning, W during the afternoon. Generally 15-20mph
throughout, with gusts to 40mph. A few snow flurries between 2-3pm.

Raptor Observations:
Too much wind.

Non-raptor Observations:
Greater White-fronted Goose (1- apparent Greenland bird with a flock of
Canadas), Cave Swallow (165), Evening Grosbeak (1), Red Crossbill (5),
White-winged Crossbill (9), Blackpoll Warbler (1), Palm Warbler (1), Horned
Lark (1), Snow Bunting (2), Lesser Black-backed Gull (2)

Predictions:
Cool and sunny, with W winds around 15mph.