Avalon Seawatch - 30 October 2013

Brant - 17
Wood Duck - 4
American Wigeon - 7
American Black Duck - 14
Mallard - 1
Northern Pintail - 15
Green-winged Teal - 374
Greater Scaup - 1
Lesser Scaup - 23
Scaup sp. - 6
Surf Scoter - 7,119
White-winged Scoter - 11
Black Scoter - 10,801
Dark-winged Scoter - 448
Long-tailed Duck - 1
Bufflehead - 6
Red-breasted Merganser - 4
Red-throated Loon - 81
Common Loon - 16
Horned Grebe - 1
Northern Gannet - 1,709
Brown Pelican - 67
Double-crested Cormorant - 628
Great Cormorant - 1
Laughing Gull - 924
Bonaparte's Gull - 29
Ring-billed Gull - 613
Herring Gull - 134
Great Black-backed Gull - 16
Black-legged Kittiwake - 1
Caspian Tern - 2
Forster's Tern - 443
Royal Tern - 112
Parasitic Jaeger - 32

Total: 23,661

Hawk Watch - 29 October 2013

Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 29, 2013
SpeciesDay's CountMonth TotalSeason Total
Black Vulture1658109
Turkey Vulture8110341406
Osprey19203076
Bald Eagle1155361
Northern Harrier5527755
Sharp-shinned Hawk2081367616702
Cooper's Hawk3222623192
Northern Goshawk044
Red-shouldered Hawk14176177
Broad-winged Hawk5294645
Red-tailed Hawk29477604
Rough-legged Hawk000
Golden Eagle01212
American Kestrel715463379
Merlin47471279
Peregrine Falcon48501154
Unknown Accipiter000
Unknown Buteo000
Unknown Falcon000
Unknown Eagle000
Unknown Raptor000
Mississippi Kite001
Swainson's Hawk033
Total:4072274132859

Observation start time:06:15:00
Observation end time:15:00:00
Total observation time:8.75 hours
Official CounterTom Magarian
Observers:


Weather:
Light east winds all day.

Raptor Observations:


Non-raptor Observations:

Avalon Seawatch - 29 October 2013

Brant - 53
Wood Duck - 36
American Wigeon - 1
American Black Duck - 13
Mallard - 2
Northern Pintail - 15
Green-winged Teal - 646
Greater Scaup - 29
Lesser Scaup - 67
Scaup sp. - 4
Common Eider - 1
Surf Scoter - 37,065
White-winged Scoter - 3
Black Scoter - 15,793
Dark-winged Scoter - 2,700
Long-tailed Duck - 8
Red-breasted Merganser - 10
Red-throated Loon - 62
Common Loon - 47
Horned Grebe - 1
Northern Gannet - 59
Brown Pelican - 1
Double-crested Cormorant - 12,336
Great Cormorant - 1
Great Blue Heron - 4
Great Egret - 16
Laughing Gull - 10
Ring-billed Gull - 13
Parasitic Jaeger - 5
American Oystercatcher - 15
Dunlin - 12

Total: 69,028

Morning Flight - 29 October 2013

Kind of bummed this morning realizing Morning Flight is nearly over, that and looking at the weather the next few days, it looks like I won't have a big Yellow-rumped Day. Maybe in November at Coral Ave!

43° F
NE @ 0-5 MPH
Clear conditions

Yellow-rumped Warbler - 13

Total: 13

Hawk Watch - 28 October 2013

Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 28, 2013
SpeciesDay's CountMonth TotalSeason Total
Black Vulture84293
Turkey Vulture1509531325
Osprey39193075
Bald Eagle8154360
Northern Harrier9522750
Sharp-shinned Hawk2111346816494
Cooper's Hawk6322283158
Northern Goshawk044
Red-shouldered Hawk36162163
Broad-winged Hawk10289640
Red-tailed Hawk43448575
Rough-legged Hawk000
Golden Eagle11212
American Kestrel315393372
Merlin27431275
Peregrine Falcon48461150
Unknown Accipiter000
Unknown Buteo000
Unknown Falcon000
Unknown Eagle000
Unknown Raptor000
Mississippi Kite001
Swainson's Hawk033
Total:5512233232450

Observation start time:06:00:00
Observation end time:17:00:00
Total observation time:11 hours
Official CounterTom Magarian
Observers:


Weather:
Light SE winds all day with winds picking upo madday when the NE blew.

Raptor Observations:


Non-raptor Observations:

Avalon Seawatch - 28 October 2013

Canada Goose - 3
Brant - 113
Wood Duck - 192
Gadwall - 14
American Wigeon - 22
American Black Duck - 73
Northern Pintail - 129
Green-winged Teal - 129
Greater Scaup - 3
Lesser Scaup - 36
Common Eider - 1
Harlequin Duck - 3
Surf Scoter - 19,605
White-winged Scoter - 7
Black Scoter - 2,873
Dark-winged Scoter - 40
Long-tailed Duck - 6
Red-breasted Merganser - 4
Red-throated Loon - 33
Common Loon - 89
Northern Gannet - 23
Double-crested Cormorant - 9,210
Great Cormorant - 3
Great Blue Heron - 5
Laughing Gull - 76
Ring-billed Gull - 13
Herring Gull - 35
Great Black-backed Gull - 6
Forster’s Tern - 37
Royal Tern - 24
Ruddy Duck - 65
Purple Sandpiper - 8
Dunlin - 463

Total: 33,343

Hawk Watch - 27 October 2013

Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 27, 2013
SpeciesDay's CountMonth TotalSeason Total
Black Vulture93485
Turkey Vulture758031175
Osprey49163072
Bald Eagle9146352
Northern Harrier50513741
Sharp-shinned Hawk12691325716283
Cooper's Hawk12221653095
Northern Goshawk044
Red-shouldered Hawk40126127
Broad-winged Hawk4279630
Red-tailed Hawk121405532
Rough-legged Hawk000
Golden Eagle01111
American Kestrel3315363369
Merlin297411273
Peregrine Falcon58421146
Unknown Accipiter000
Unknown Buteo000
Unknown Falcon000
Unknown Eagle000
Unknown Raptor000
Mississippi Kite001
Swainson's Hawk033
Total:17702178131899


Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 10 hours
Official CounterTom Reed
Observers:


Weather:
Seasonable and clear. Winds NW 10-15mph.

Raptor Observations:
Another steady flight, with birds moving along a broad front during the PM hours.

Non-raptor Observations:

"Gambel's" White-crowned Sparrow (1 ad.), Vesper Sparrow (1), Eastern Meadowlark (40), Rusty Blackbird (30), Cattle Egret (1), Cliff Swallow (1), N. Rough-winged Swallow (2), Barn Swallow (10), Eurasian Wigeon (1)

Predictions:
Sunny, 62F, winds S 5-10mph becoming W.

Hawk Watch - 26 October 2013

Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 26, 2013
SpeciesDay's CountMonth TotalSeason Total
Black Vulture02576
Turkey Vulture477281100
Osprey89123068
Bald Eagle6137343
Northern Harrier53463691
Sharp-shinned Hawk4241198815014
Cooper's Hawk9120432973
Northern Goshawk044
Red-shouldered Hawk188687
Broad-winged Hawk12275626
Red-tailed Hawk83284411
Rough-legged Hawk000
Golden Eagle11111
American Kestrel3215033336
Merlin327121244
Peregrine Falcon48371141
Unknown Accipiter000
Unknown Buteo000
Unknown Falcon000
Unknown Eagle000
Unknown Raptor000
Mississippi Kite001
Swainson's Hawk133
Total:8122001130129


Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 10 hours
Official CounterTom Reed
Observers:


Weather:
Seasonable and clear. Winds W 5-10mph during the AM, SW 10-20mph during the PM.

Raptor Observations:
Slow and steady movement of accipiters, with a small hit of buteos during the midday hours. A dark juv. Swainson's Hawk made a brief appearance well to the N during the early-PM, and was captured by banders at the Mag. Plant a few minutes later.

Morning Flight - 28 October 2013

38° F
Calm winds
Clear conditions

Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1
Northern Flicker - 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 5
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 3
American Robin - 778
American Pipit - 19
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 210
Palm Warbler - 1
Chipping Sparrow - 1
Savannah Sparrow - 7
Dark-eyed Junco - 3
Eastern Meadowlark - 23
Rusty Blackbird - 9
Purple Finch - 2
Eastern Bluebird - 1

Total: 1, 065


Imm. Bald Eagle flying north to the ferry terminal

Avalon Seawatch - 27 October 2013

Brant - 116
Tundra Swan - 3
Wood Duck - 27
Gadwall - 11
American Wigeon - 13
American Black Duck - 54
Mallard - 3
Northern Shoveler - 2
Northern Pintail - 7
Green-winged Teal - 70
Greater Scaup - 1
Lesser Scaup - 5
Surf Scoter - 10,636
White-winged Scoter - 15
Black Scoter - 544
Dark-winged Scoter - 50
Long-tailed Duck - 3
Bufflehead - 2
Red-breasted Merganser - 1
Red-throated Loon - 60
Common Loon - 213
Northern Gannet - 451
Brown Pelican - 6
Double-crested Cormorant - 4,079
Great Blue Heron - 49
Great Egret - 1
Laughing Gull - 18
Ring-billed Gull - 7
Great Black-backed Gull - 4
Forster’s Tern - 70
Royal Tern - 16
Black Skimmer - 2
Parasitic Jaeger - 5
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 2
Ruddy Duck - 2
Dunlin - 87
Black-bellied Plover - 97
Red Knot - 2
Long-billed Dowitcher - 1
Semipalmated Plover - 26

Total: 16,761

Morning Flight - 27 October 2013

And we're back! Sorry for not being able to post daily updates, something was wrong with either blogger or probably my computer. I'll be submitting the past three days shortly- good to be back!

52° F
W @ 10-15 with gusts to 20 MPH
Clear conditions


American Robin - 234
Tennessee Warbler - 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 35

Total: 270

Belted Kingfisher

Yellow-rumped Warbler


Avalon Seawatch - 26 October 2013

Canada Goose - 36
Brant - 155
Wood Duck - 241
Gadwall - 7
American Wigeon - 3
American Black Duck - 81
Mallard - 3
Northern Shoveler - 10
Northern Pintail - 4
Green-winged Teal - 629
Greater Scaup - 9
Lesser Scaup - 4
Common Eider - 1
Surf Scoter - 6,335
White-winged Scoter - 5
Black Scoter - 2,950
Dark-winged Scoter - 595
Long-tailed Duck - 2
Hooded Merganser - 1
Red-throated Loon - 23
Common Loon - 95
Northern Gannet - 370
Double-crested Cormorant - 5,322
Great Blue Heron - 15
Great Egret - 1
Laughing Gull - 35
Ring-billed Gull - 5
Caspian Tern - 2
Forster’s Tern - 447
Royal Tern - 20
Parasitic Jaeger - 12
Black-crowned Night Heron - 1
Ruddy Duck - 1
Dunlin - 43
Purple Sandpiper - 4

Total: 17,467

Morning Flight - 26 October 2013

38° F
Calm winds
Clear conditions

Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 1
Northern Flicker - 11
Eastern Phoebe - 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 104
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 289
kinglet sp. - 102
American Robin - 53
American Pipit - 4
Tennessee Warbler - 3
Cape May Warbler - 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 2,934
Palm Warbler - 13
Blackpoll Warbler - 4
warbler sp. - 1,906
Chipping Sparrow - 107
Savannah Sparrow - 4
Dark-eyed Junco - 13
Indigo Bunting - 1
Eastern Meadowlark - 8
Rusty Blackbird - 5
Field Sparrow - 2
Blue-headed Vireo - 2

Total: 5,519

Tufted Titmouse!!!


Blackpoll Warbler



Avalon Seawatch - 25 October 2013

Canada Goose - 34
Brant - 163
Wood Duck - 209
Gadwall - 18
American Wigeon - 6
American Black Duck - 89
Mallard - 1
Northern Pintail - 38
Green-winged Teal - 218
Common Eider - 1
Surf Scoter - 2,214
Black Scoter - 2,793
Dark-winged Scoter - 156
Red-breasted Merganser - 4
Red-throated Loon - 14
Common Loon - 91
Northern Gannet - 527
Double-crested Cormorant - 6,287
Great Blue Heron - 52
Great Egret - 54
Laughing Gull - 78
Ring-billed Gull - 20
Forster’s Tern - 20
Royal Tern - 16
Black Skimmer - 37
Parasitic Jaeger - 5
Sanderling - 65
Semipalmated Plover - 30
Dunlin - 10
Greater Yellowlegs - 3

Total: 13,253

Hawk Watch - 25 October 2013

Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 25, 2013
SpeciesDay's CountMonth TotalSeason Total
Black Vulture112576
Turkey Vulture1416811053
Osprey189043060
Bald Eagle12131337
Northern Harrier68410638
Sharp-shinned Hawk18081156414590
Cooper's Hawk15519522882
Northern Goshawk044
Red-shouldered Hawk246869
Broad-winged Hawk37263614
Red-tailed Hawk63201328
Rough-legged Hawk000
Golden Eagle21010
American Kestrel9614713304
Merlin496801212
Peregrine Falcon48331137
Unknown Accipiter000
Unknown Buteo000
Unknown Falcon000
Unknown Eagle000
Unknown Raptor000
Mississippi Kite001
Swainson's Hawk022
Total:24881919929317


Observation start time: 05:45:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 10.25 hours
Official CounterTom Reed
Observers:


Weather:
Cool and mostly clear. Winds NW 10-20mph.

Raptor Observations:
Another nice flight of SSHA, along with another two GOEA. The SWHA from 24 Oct departed SW across Delaware Bay during the mid-PM.

Non-raptor Observations:
Wilson's Snipe (10+), Pectoral Sandpiper (15), Barn Swallow (10), Chimney Swift (1), Eurasian Wigeon (1)

Predictions:
Sunny, 58F, winds SW 5-10mph increasing to 15-20mph.

Hawk Watch - 24 October 2013

Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 24, 2013
SpeciesDay's CountMonth TotalSeason Total
Black Vulture01465
Turkey Vulture68540912
Osprey338863042
Bald Eagle20119325
Northern Harrier22342570
Sharp-shinned Hawk1134975612782
Cooper's Hawk6817972727
Northern Goshawk044
Red-shouldered Hawk54445
Broad-winged Hawk8226577
Red-tailed Hawk16138265
Rough-legged Hawk000
Golden Eagle588
American Kestrel12813753208
Merlin646311163
Peregrine Falcon58291133
Unknown Accipiter000
Unknown Buteo000
Unknown Falcon000
Unknown Eagle000
Unknown Raptor000
Mississippi Kite001
Swainson's Hawk122
Total:15771671126829


Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 10 hours
Official CounterTom Reed
Observers:


Weather:
Cool and breezy with increasing clouds during the PM hours. Winds WNW 10-20mph.

Raptor Observations:
A nice flight of Sharp-shins throughout, with a surprising burst of Golden Eagles during the midday hours. A strong number of Bald Eagles for the date, and the season's second Swainson's Hawk (juv. light-morph) during the late-PM.

Non-raptor Observations:

Yellow-rumped Warbler (10,000+), American Robin (1200), Eastern Bluebird (50+), Parasitic Jaeger (2), Long-billed Dowitcher (1), White-rumped Sandpiper (4), Killdeer (180), Pectoral Sandpiper (30), Rusty Blackbird (115), Common Loon (16), Eastern Meadowlark (25), N. Rough-winged Swallow (4), Barn Swallow (9), Chimney Swift (1)

Predictions:
Sunny, 54F, winds NW 15-20mph

Hawk Watch - 23 October 2013

Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 23, 2013
SpeciesDay's CountMonth TotalSeason Total
Black Vulture01465
Turkey Vulture0472844
Osprey18533009
Bald Eagle099305
Northern Harrier0320548
Sharp-shinned Hawk26862211648
Cooper's Hawk017292659
Northern Goshawk044
Red-shouldered Hawk03940
Broad-winged Hawk0218569
Red-tailed Hawk0122249
Rough-legged Hawk000
Golden Eagle033
American Kestrel212473080
Merlin55671099
Peregrine Falcon08241128
Unknown Accipiter000
Unknown Buteo000
Unknown Falcon000
Unknown Eagle000
Unknown Raptor000
Mississippi Kite001
Swainson's Hawk011
Total:341513425252


Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 10 hours
Official CounterTom Reed
Observers:


Weather:
Cool and overcast, with intermittent rain showers through most of the day; clearing late. Winds N 10-20mph.

Raptor Observations:


Non-raptor Observations:

Clay-colored Sparrow (1), Black Scoter (20,000+), Surf Scoter (~5,000)

Predictions:
Mostly sunny, 55F, winds WNW 10-20mph

Avalon Seawatch - 24 October 2013

Canada Goose - 260
Brant - 253
Wood Duck - 42
Gadwall - 11
American Black Duck - 31
Mallard - 2
Northern Pintail - 17
Green-winged Teal - 192
Greater Scaup - 8
Lesser Scaup - 5
Scaup sp. - 3
Surf Scoter - 188
White-winged Scoter - 2
Black Scoter - 738
Dark-winged Scoter - 137
Unidentified Scoter - 140
Red-throated Loon - 45
Common Loon - 19
Northern Gannet - 272
Double-crested Cormorant - 5,104
Great Blue Heron - 13
Great Egret - 34
Snowy Egret - 29
Laughing Gull - 66
Ring-billed Gull - 78
Herring Gull - 23
Great Black-backed Gull - 8
Caspian Tern - 1
Forster’s Tern - 36
Royal Tern - 29
Parasitic Jaeger - 1
Ruddy Duck - 8

Total: 7,795

Avalon Seawatch - 23 October 2013

Brant - 86
Northern Pintail - 1
Green-winged Teal - 40
Lesser Scaup - 15
Scaup sp. - 3
Common Eider - 1
Surf Scoter - 3,621
Black Scoter - 20,711
Dark-winged Scoter - 7,607
Unidentified Scoter - 4,020
Bufflehead - 1
Red-throated Loon - 9
Common Loon - 6
Northern Gannet - 15
Double-crested Cormorant - 1,912
Great Cormorant - 3
Great Blue Heron - 10
Laughing Gull - 46
Ring-billed Gull - 53
Herring Gull - 5
Great Black-backed Gull - 1
Caspian Tern - 5
Royal Tern - 25
American Oystercatcher - 20

Total: 38,216

Morning Flight - 23 October 2013

This morning's rain prevented any birds from flying out of the trees, though there were thousands of birds littering the ground, so put on your rain jackets on and go get 'em!

I will be catching up on sleep personally ;-P

48° F
N @ 5-10 MPH
Clear conditions

Total: 0

Here are some photos to keep you entertained!

Black-and-white Warbler

Blackpoll Warbler

Pine Warbler

Tennessee Warbler

Hawk Watch - 22 October 2013

Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 22, 2013
SpeciesDay's CountMonth TotalSeason Total
Black Vulture01465
Turkey Vulture0472844
Osprey88523008
Bald Eagle199305
Northern Harrier6320548
Sharp-shinned Hawk93859611622
Cooper's Hawk1617292659
Northern Goshawk244
Red-shouldered Hawk03940
Broad-winged Hawk0218569
Red-tailed Hawk1122249
Rough-legged Hawk000
Golden Eagle033
American Kestrel112453078
Merlin65621094
Peregrine Falcon58241128
Unknown Accipiter000
Unknown Buteo000
Unknown Falcon000
Unknown Eagle000
Unknown Raptor000
Mississippi Kite001
Swainson's Hawk011
Total:1391510025218

Observation start time:06:00:00
Observation end time:16:00:00
Total observation time:10 hours
Official CounterTom Magarian
Observers:


Weather:
SW winds in the morning shifting to NW midday. Mostly cloudy with some sun.

Raptor Observations:


Non-raptor Observations:


Predictions:
Rain and wind. 

Avalon Seawatch - 22 October 2013

Brant - 221
Wood Duck - 5
American Black Duck - 14
Northern Shoveler - 6
Northern Pintail - 29
Green-winged Teal - 13
Greater Scaup - 7
Surf Scoter - 4,927
White-winged Scoter - 9
Black Scoter - 18,017
Dark-winged Scoter - 1,000
Red-breasted Merganser - 1
Long-tailed Duck - 3
Red-throated Loon - 6
Common Loon - 25
Northern Gannet - 206
Double-crested Cormorant - 695
Great Blue Heron - 1
Laughing Gull - 47
Bonaparte’s Gull - 2
Ring-billed Gull - 13
Great Black-backed Gull - 6
Caspian Tern - 2
Common Tern - 3
Forster’s Tern - 49
Royal Tern - 58
Parasitic Jaeger - 1
Dunlin - 51
Ruddy Turnstone - 12
Semipalmated Plover - 2
Ruddy Duck - 13
Purple Sandpiper - 3

Total: 25,446

Morning Flight - 22 October 2013

Light migration conditions last night produced far fewer birds than yesterday, and with the light south winds a majority of the flight was southbound migrants. Hopefully with the passage of this cold front it will bring another great day to the dike- the cold temperatures, not so much...

They started to pump dredge spoils up top the dike in the past couple of days, finally bringing more waders in- 2 Lesser Yellowlegs, 19 Dunlin, and 9 Killdeer.

52° F
S @ 0-5 MPH
Clear conditions

American Pipit - 5
Cedar Waxwing - 12
Northern Parula - 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 674
Black-throated Green Warbler - 1
Palm Warbler - 1
Blackpoll Warbler - 1
Black-and-white Warbler - 1
warbler sp. - 690
Savannah Sparrow - 3
Indigo Bunting - 1
Bobolink - 1
Eastern Meadowlark - 1

Total: 1,392

Eastern Meadowlark trying to make sense of it all



Hawk Watch - 22 October 2013

Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 21, 2013
SpeciesDay's CountMonth TotalSeason Total
Black Vulture01465
Turkey Vulture70472844
Osprey48443000
Bald Eagle998304
Northern Harrier3314542
Sharp-shinned Hawk245850311529
Cooper's Hawk10517132643
Northern Goshawk122
Red-shouldered Hawk23940
Broad-winged Hawk9218569
Red-tailed Hawk30121248
Rough-legged Hawk000
Golden Eagle033
American Kestrel1012443077
Merlin45561088
Peregrine Falcon48191123
Unknown Accipiter000
Unknown Buteo000
Unknown Falcon000
Unknown Eagle000
Unknown Raptor000
Mississippi Kite001
Swainson's Hawk011
Total:4961496125079


Observation start time:06:15:00
Observation end time:16:00:00
Total observation time:9.75 hours
Official CounterTom Magarian
Observers:


Weather:
Light west wind shifting to the SSE mid-afternoon. Sunny and clear all day.

Raptor Observations:


Non-raptor Observations:


Predictions:
More of the same. 

Avalon Seawatch - 21 October 2013

Snow Goose - 1
Brant - 228
Wood Duck - 428
Gadwall - 53
American Wigeon - 15
American Black Duck - 68
Mallard - 18
Northern Pintail - 17
Green-winged Teal - 686
Lesser Scaup - 1
Surf Scoter - 3,257
White-winged Scoter - 1
Black Scoter - 4,304
Dark-winged Scoter - 55
Red-breasted Merganser - 1
Red-throated Loon - 2
Common Loon - 26
Northern Gannet - 127
Double-crested Cormorant - 1,252
Great Blue Heron - 14
Laughing Gull - 39
Ring-billed Gull - 5
Herring Gull - 15
Forster’s Tern - 20
Royal Tern - 60
Dunlin - 1
Killdeer - 1
Black-bellied Plover - 2
Ruddy Duck - 1

Total: 10,698

Morning Flight - 21 October 2013

Finally, a good flight day with excellent lighting! Kinglets were very strong throughout, initially Golden-crowns dominated but then petered out, while Ruby-crowned Kinglets continued to fly to the very end. Blue-headed Vireos flew out, some very close. And lastly I was very excited to see a Yellow-billed Cuckoo fly out shortly with a lot of tail molt, but thought better of being out in the open and quickly ducked back into the trees.

43° F
Calm winds
Clear conditions

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 2
Northern Flicker - 18
Eastern Phoebe - 5
Red-eyed Vireo - 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 97
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 329
kinglet sp. - 184
American Robin - 42
American Pipit - 3
Tennessee Warbler - 1
Northern Parula - 5
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 6
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 3,800
Pine Warbler - 2
Palm Warbler - 27
Blackpoll Warbler - 10
"Baypoll" Warbler - 1
Black-and-white Warbler - 1
warbler sp. - 3,610
Chipping Sparrow - 90
Savannah Sparrow - 14
Dark-eyed Junco - 6
Blue Grosbeak - 1
Indigo Bunting - 1
Eastern Meadowlark - 9
Rusty Blackbird - 4
Blue-headed Vireo - 4
Brown Creeper - 2
Eastern Bluebird - 1
Blue Jay - 18
Yellow-billed Cuckoo - 1
Field Sparrow - 2

Total: 8,298


Eastern Meadowlark winging it south
Blue Jays have been flying by, some with acorns!
American Robin by the moon!

There were lots of Red-bellied Woodpeckers this morning,
but they returned to the trees in Higbees.
Dark-eyed Juncos are finally starting to fly out with
consistency, hope to have a big day of these! 

There was 329 Ruby-crowned Kinglets flying out from the dike
this morning, 610 kinglets all told- luckily most of them
 fly low and close for identification but Ruby's tend to fly
high and out, unlike they Golden-crowned brothers and sisters.



Avalon Seawatch - 20 October 2013

Brant - 97
Wood Duck - 16
Gadwall - 6
American Black Duck - 19
Northern Pintail - 75
Green-winged Teal - 52
Surf Scoter - 179
Black Scoter - 1,298
Dark-winged Scoter - 42
Long-tailed Duck - 1
Common Loon - 28
Northern Gannet - 91
Double-crested Cormorant - 778
Great Blue Heron - 3
Great Egret - 64
Snowy Egret - 6
Laughing Gull - 17
Ring-billed Gull - 35
Herring Gull - 10
Great Black-backed Gull - 20
Caspian Tern - 2
Forster’s Tern - 100
Royal Tern - 52
Dunlin - 25
Killdeer - 1
American Oystercatcher - 34
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1
Sanderling - 15

Total: 3,067

Hawk Watch - 20 October 2013

Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 20, 2013
SpeciesDay's CountMonth TotalSeason Total
Black Vulture51465
Turkey Vulture65402774
Osprey108402996
Bald Eagle1589295
Northern Harrier22311539
Sharp-shinned Hawk811825811284
Cooper's Hawk17716082538
Northern Goshawk011
Red-shouldered Hawk143738
Broad-winged Hawk45209560
Red-tailed Hawk2791218
Rough-legged Hawk000
Golden Eagle133
American Kestrel2312343067
Merlin135521084
Peregrine Falcon18151119
Unknown Accipiter000
Unknown Buteo000
Unknown Falcon000
Unknown Eagle000
Unknown Raptor000
Mississippi Kite001
Swainson's Hawk111
Total:12301446524583

Observation start time:06:00:00
Observation end time:16:00:00
Total observation time:9.67 hours
Official CounterTom Magarian
Observers:Tom Reed


Weather:
Moderate NW winds most of the day. Dropping off mid afternoon. Sunny skies with good visibility. High of 62.

Raptor Observations:


Non-raptor Observations:


Predictions:
Similar conditions. 

Morning Flight - 20 October 2013

63° F
NW @ 10-15 gusts to 25 MPH
Spitting conditions

Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 159
Palm Warbler - 3
Blackpoll Warbler - 4

Total: 170

Hawk Watch - 19 October 2013

Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 19, 2013
SpeciesDay's CountMonth TotalSeason Total
Black Vulture0960
Turkey Vulture0337709
Osprey158302986
Bald Eagle174280
Northern Harrier7289517
Sharp-shinned Hawk313744710473
Cooper's Hawk414312361
Northern Goshawk011
Red-shouldered Hawk12324
Broad-winged Hawk0164515
Red-tailed Hawk064191
Rough-legged Hawk000
Golden Eagle022
American Kestrel3312113044
Merlin125391071
Peregrine Falcon18141118
Unknown Accipiter000
Unknown Buteo000
Unknown Falcon000
Unknown Eagle000
Unknown Raptor000
Mississippi Kite001
Total:3871323523353


Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 10 hours
Official CounterTom Reed
Observers:


Weather:
Mild and overcast, with light rain showers developing during the PM hours. Winds SSE 10-15mph throughout

Raptor Observations:
A light movement of SSHA early.

Non-raptor Observations:
Dickcissel (1), Wood Duck (180), Yellow-rumped Warbler (15,000), Eastern Meadowlark (70)

Predictions:
Sunny, 61F, winds NW 10-20mph

Avalon Seawatch - 19 October 2013

Brant - 7
Wood Duck - 354
Gadwall - 21
American Wigeon - 61
American Black Duck - 20
Mallard - 2
Blue-winged Teal - 1
Northern Shoveler - 3
Northern Pintail - 215
Green-winged Teal - 185
Greater Scaup - 7
Surf Scoter - 1,002
White-winged Scoter - 1
Black Scoter - 11,376
Dark-winged Scoter - 85
Common Loon - 15
Northern Gannet - 43
Double-crested Cormorant - 1,199
Great Cormorant - 1
Great Blue Heron - 8
Great Egret - 8
Laughing Gull - 32
Ring-billed Gull - 13
Forster’s Tern - 78
Royal Tern - 120
Dunlin - 20
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1
Ruddy Duck - 1
Pectoral Sandpiper - 3

Total: 14,882

Morning Flight - 19 October 2013

46° F
Calm winds
Clear conditions

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 5
Northern Flicker - 22
Eastern Phoebe - 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch - 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 46
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 95
kinglet sp. - 35
American Robin - 16
American Pipit - 11
Cedar Waxwing - 76
Nashville Warbler - 1
Northern Parula - 2
Cape May Warbler - 2
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 9
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 4,168
Black-throated Green Warbler - 2
Palm Warbler - 17
Blackpoll Warbler - 13
American Redstart - 1
warbler sp. - 3,964
Chipping Sparrow - 31
Savannah Sparrow - 18
Dark-eyed Junco - 11
Indigo Bunting - 2
Bobolink - 2
Eastern Meadowlark - 44
Rusty Blackbird - 23
Blue-headed Vireo - 2
Blue Jay - 45
Red-headed Woodpecker - 2

Total: 8,668

Red-headed Woodpecker
Yellow-rumped Warbler

Avalon Seawatch - 18 October 2013

Canada Goose - 2
Brant - 24
Wood Duck - 2
Gadwall - 1
American Wigeon - 4
American Black Duck - 5
Mallard - 1
Northern Shoveler - 10
Northern Pintail - 1
Green-winged Teal - 20
Lesser Scaup - 3
Surf Scoter - 772
Black Scoter - 2,646
Dark-winged Scoter - 52
Red-throated Loon - 1
Common Loon - 5
Northern Gannet - 185
Double-crested Cormorant - 191
Great Cormorant - 1
Great Blue Heron - 50
Great Egret - 54
Snowy Egret - 64
Laughing Gull - 21
Ring-billed Gull - 3
Herring Gull - 68
Great Black-backed Gull - 11
Forster’s Tern - 409
Royal Tern - 73
Black Skimmer - 45
Parasitic Jaeger - 3
Sanderling - 85
American Oystercatcher - 13
Black-bellied Plover - 2
Western Sandpiper - 2
Dunlin - 1
Purple Sandpiper - 1
Ruddy Turnstone - 7

Total: 4,838

Hawk Watch - 18 October 2013

Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 18, 2013
SpeciesDay's CountMonth TotalSeason Total
Black Vulture0960
Turkey Vulture102337709
Osprey598152971
Bald Eagle1573279
Northern Harrier42282510
Sharp-shinned Hawk1337713410160
Cooper's Hawk21814272357
Northern Goshawk011
Red-shouldered Hawk52223
Broad-winged Hawk12164515
Red-tailed Hawk1964191
Rough-legged Hawk000
Golden Eagle122
American Kestrel27211783011
Merlin1335271059
Peregrine Falcon188131117
Unknown Accipiter000
Unknown Buteo000
Unknown Falcon000
Unknown Eagle000
Unknown Raptor000
Mississippi Kite001
Total:22331284822966


Observation start time: 05:45:00
Observation end time: 16:30:00
Total observation time: 10.75 hours
Official CounterTom Reed
Observers:


Weather:
Seasonably mild and clear throughout. Winds NW 10-20mph.

Raptor Observations:
A nice flight that took a while to develop and peaked during the afternoon hours.

Non-raptor Observations:
Yellow-rumped Warbler (3500+), American Robin (500+), Parasitic Jaeger (3), Chimney Swift (100+)

Predictions:
Increasing clouds, 67F, winds SE 5-10mph.

Morning Flight - 18 October 2013

 48° F
NW @ 15-20 gusts to 25 MPH
Clear conditions

Red-bellied Woodpecker - 3
Northern Flicker - 17
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1
American Robin - 5,215
American Pipit - 1
Northern Parula - 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 3,619
Palm Warbler - 22
Blackpoll Warbler - 32
warbler sp. - 507
Indigo Bunting - 1
Eastern Meadowlark - 3
Rusty Blackbird - 1
Downy Woodpecker - 2

Total: 9,425

Hawk Watch - 17 October 2013

Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 17, 2013
SpeciesDay's CountMonth TotalSeason Total
Black Vulture0960
Turkey Vulture12235607
Osprey237562912
Bald Eagle058264
Northern Harrier17240468
Sharp-shinned Hawk25457978823
Cooper's Hawk2912092139
Northern Goshawk011
Red-shouldered Hawk31718
Broad-winged Hawk0152503
Red-tailed Hawk745172
Rough-legged Hawk000
Golden Eagle011
American Kestrel259062739
Merlin3394926
Peregrine Falcon97951099
Unknown Accipiter000
Unknown Buteo000
Unknown Falcon000
Unknown Eagle000
Unknown Raptor000
Mississippi Kite001
Total:3821061520733


Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 10 hours
Official CounterTom Reed
Observers:


Weather:
Mild with decreasing clouds through most of the day; increasing clouds during last hour ahead of approaching cold front. Winds SW 5-10mph during the AM, becoming S 10-20mph during the PM.

Raptor Observations:
Another light flight, focused on the midday hours.

Non-raptor Observations:

Eurasian Collared-Dove (2), Stilt Sandpiper (2), Cape May Warbler (1), Chestnut-sided Warbler (1)

Predictions:
Sunny, 66F, winds WNW 15-20

Avalon Seawatch - 17 October 2013

American Wigeon - 2
American Black Duck - 4
Northern Pintail - 1
Green-winged Teal - 1
Surf Scoter - 90
Black Scoter - 369
Common Loon - 2
Northern Gannet - 40
Double-crested Cormorant - 8
Laughing Gull - 100
Ring-billed Gull - 1
Great Black-backed Gull - 4
Caspian Tern - 5
Forster’s Tern - 114
Royal Tern - 104
Parasitic Jaeger - 2

Total: 847

Morning Flight - 17 October 2013

63° F
S @ 0-5 MPH
Foggy conditions

Southbound flight

Northern Flicker - 1
American Robin - 1
American Pipit -1
Northern Parula - 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 186
Palm Warbler - 6
Blackpoll Warbler - 6
Northern Waterthrush - 1
Chipping Sparrow - 1
Savannah Sparrow - 4
Indigo Bunting - 1
Eastern Meadowlark - 11
Rusty Blackbird - 1

Total: 221

Avalon Seawatch - 16 October 2013

Canada Goose - 10
Wood Duck - 2
American Wigeon - 3
American Black Duck - 3
Northern Shoveler - 2
Northern Pintail - 6
Green-winged Teal - 49
Greater Scaup - 1
Common Eider - 1
Surf Scoter - 748
White-winged Scoter - 3
Black Scoter - 5,297
Dark-winged Scoter - 125
Common Loon - 1
Northern Gannet - 22
Double-crested Cormorant - 565
Laughing Gull - 45
Ring-billed Gull - 1
Herring Gull - 6
Great Black-backed Gull - 7
Caspian Tern - 11
Forster’s Tern - 132
Royal Tern - 93
Ruddy Duck - 1

Total: 7,134

Hawk Watch - 16 October 2013

Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 16, 2013
SpeciesDay's CountMonth TotalSeason Total
Black Vulture0960
Turkey Vulture13223595
Osprey187332889
Bald Eagle458264
Northern Harrier15223451
Sharp-shinned Hawk24155438569
Cooper's Hawk3811802110
Northern Goshawk011
Red-shouldered Hawk31415
Broad-winged Hawk0152503
Red-tailed Hawk338165
Rough-legged Hawk000
Golden Eagle011
American Kestrel648812714
Merlin15391923
Peregrine Falcon107861090
Unknown Accipiter000
Unknown Buteo000
Unknown Falcon000
Unknown Eagle000
Unknown Raptor000
Mississippi Kite001
Total:4241023320351


Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 10 hours
Official CounterTom Reed
Observers:


Weather:
Mild and mostly cloudy. Fog during first hour of daylight. Winds light and variable early, becoming NE 5-10mph through the AM and W 5-10mph during the PM.

Raptor Observations:
A rather slow day. A few small pulses of birds throughout.

Non-raptor Observations:

Eurasian Collared-Dove (2), dark-winged scoter (2500+), Double-crested Cormorant (1000+)

Predictions:
Mostly cloudy, 73F, winds SW 5-10mph

Morning Flight - 16 October 2013

56° F
N @ 5-10 MPH
Foggy conditions

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 1
Northern Flicker - 5
Red-eyed Vireo - 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 1
American Robin - 19
Cedar Waxwing - 2
Northern Parula - 8
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 6
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 483
Palm Warbler - 4
Blackpoll Warbler - 27
"Baypoll" Warbler - 1
warbler sp. - 199
Chipping Sparrow - 4
Savannah Sparrow - 1
Indigo Bunting - 1
Eastern Meadowlark - 2
Blue-headed Vireo - 1

Total: 766

Hawk Watch - 15 October 2013

Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 15, 2013
SpeciesDay's CountMonth TotalSeason Total
Black Vulture0960
Turkey Vulture36210582
Osprey147152871
Bald Eagle854260
Northern Harrier25208436
Sharp-shinned Hawk69753028328
Cooper's Hawk18011422072
Northern Goshawk011
Red-shouldered Hawk51112
Broad-winged Hawk1152503
Red-tailed Hawk1535162
Rough-legged Hawk000
Golden Eagle011
American Kestrel318172650
Merlin10376908
Peregrine Falcon107761080
Unknown Accipiter000
Unknown Buteo000
Unknown Falcon000
Unknown Eagle000
Unknown Raptor000
Mississippi Kite001
Total:1032980919927

Observation start time:06:00:00
Observation end time:16:00:00
Total observation time:10 hours
Official CounterTom Magarian
Observers:


Weather:
Light NE winds all day with periods of clouds.

Avalon Seawatch - 15 October 2013

Snow Goose - 25
Wood Duck - 4
Mallard - 5
Green-winged Teal - 3
Surf Scoter - 609
Black Scoter - 798
Dark-winged Scoter - 24
Red-throated Loon - 1
Common Loon - 10
Northern Gannet - 18
Brown Pelican - 3
Double-crested Cormorant - 1,286
Great Cormorant - 2
Laughing Gull - 16
Ring-billed Gull - 2
Herring Gull - 12
Caspian Tern - 3
Forster’s Tern - 164
Royal Tern - 20
Sanderling - 14

Total: 3,019

Morning Flight - 15 October 2013

53° F
N @ 5-10 MPH
Clear conditions

Red-bellied Woodpecker - 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 1
Northern Flicker - 7
Eastern Phoebe - 2
Red-eyed Vireo - 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 2
American Robin - 5
American Pipit - 5
Cedar Waxwing - 19
Northern Parula - 6
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 1,646
Black-throated Green Warbler - 1
Palm Warbler - 5
Blackpoll Warbler - 23
American Redstart - 3
Northern Waterthrush - 1
warbler sp. - 996
Chipping Sparrow - 5
Savannah Sparrow - 3
Bobolink - 1
Eastern Meadowlark - 2

Total: 2,742

Hawk Watch - 14 October 2013

Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 14, 2013
SpeciesDay's CountMonth TotalSeason Total
Black Vulture0960
Turkey Vulture14174546
Osprey407012857
Bald Eagle546252
Northern Harrier26183411
Sharp-shinned Hawk95246057631
Cooper's Hawk1089621892
Northern Goshawk011
Red-shouldered Hawk167
Broad-winged Hawk7151502
Red-tailed Hawk520147
Rough-legged Hawk000
Golden Eagle011
American Kestrel537862619
Merlin26366898
Peregrine Falcon347661070
Unknown Accipiter000
Unknown Buteo000
Unknown Falcon000
Unknown Eagle000
Unknown Raptor000
Mississippi Kite001
Total:1271877718895


Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 10 hours
Official CounterTom Reed
Observers:


Weather:
Mild with variable cloudiness. Winds NE 5-15mph during the AM; ENE 10-20mph during the PM.

Raptor Observations:
A nice flight of SSHA during the AM, with most activity winding down by the mid-PM.

Non-raptor Observations:
Eurasian Wigeon (1), Parasitic Jaeger (3), Eastern Meadowlark (12), Rusty Blackbird (4)

Predictions:
Partly cloudy, 66F, winds NE 15-20mph