Cape May Hawk Watch - 3 November 2012


Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 03, 2012
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture               17             17             78
Turkey Vulture             117            142            504
Osprey                       2             24           2759
Bald Eagle                   6             11            280
Northern Harrier           111            169           1068
Sharp-shinned Hawk         909           3119          17376
Cooper's Hawk               54            236           3086
Northern Goshawk             4              5              9
Red-shouldered Hawk         25             45            107
Broad-winged Hawk            1              4            670
Red-tailed Hawk             85            118            443
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 1              3              3
American Kestrel           127            196           5528
Merlin                      23             73           1878
Peregrine Falcon             3             10           1152
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              0              2

Total:                    1485           4172          34943
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Observation start time: 06:15:00 
Observation end   time: 16:00:00 
Total observation time: 9.67 hours

Official Counter:        Tom Reed

Observers:        

Weather:
Cool, breezy and overcast. Winds from the NW at 10-20mph throughout, with
gusts to 30+.

Raptor Observations:
A third straight 1,000+ bird day to open November, with SSHA again leading
the way. The 127 AMKE today must represent one of the biggest ever November
flights here. The third GOEA of the season showed up at 11am (EDT), and 111
NOHA represents a high count for the season. 

Non-raptor Observations:
Full list from today is available here-- http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S11955177

A truly fantastic all-around Cape May day, with highlights including an
essentially uncountable flight of American Robins, loads of other
short-distance passerines, a FRANKLIN'S GULL, 80+ White-winged Crossbills,
5 Red Crossbills, Cackling Goose, Snow Bunting, Lincoln's Sparrow, and
White-rumped Sandpiper. 

Predictions:
Mostly sunny(?), still cool, winds NW 10-15mph.