Cape May Hawk Watch - 6 November 2012


Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 06, 2012
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture               11             67            128
Turkey Vulture             119            825           1187
Osprey                       2             31           2766
Bald Eagle                   4             26            295
Northern Harrier            42            296           1195
Sharp-shinned Hawk         270           4801          19058
Cooper's Hawk              152            507           3357
Northern Goshawk             3             19             23
Red-shouldered Hawk         77            618            680
Broad-winged Hawk            1             12            678
Red-tailed Hawk            344           1503           1828
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0             17             17
American Kestrel             7            254           5586
Merlin                       2             81           1886
Peregrine Falcon             3             17           1159
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:                    1037           9075          39846
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Observation start time: 06:00:00 
Observation end   time: 15:00:00 
Total observation time: 9 hours

Official Counter:        Pete Dunne

Observers:        

Weather:
Cold and breezy with variable cloudiness. Winds from the NNE/NE/ENE.

Raptor Observations:
Remarkably, the sixth straight November day with 1,000+ birds. 

Non-raptor Observations:


Predictions:
Nor'easter.