Hawkwatch - 18 October 2014


Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 18, 2014
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                4             71             77
Turkey Vulture              36            313            430
Osprey                      49           1400           3569
Bald Eagle                  10            164            465
Northern Harrier            30            266            442
Sharp-shinned Hawk         369           4467           7715
Cooper's Hawk              122           1457           2311
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          2             15             22
Broad-winged Hawk            8            419            627
Red-tailed Hawk              3             32            142
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              2              2
American Kestrel           142           1180           3418
Merlin                      51            543           1056
Peregrine Falcon            23            533            846
Unknown Accipiter            0              0              3
Unknown Buteo                0              0              0
Unknown Falcon               0              0              1
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0              0              1
Zone-tailed Hawk             0              0              1

Total:                     849          10862          21128
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Observation start time: 06:00:00 
Observation end   time: 16:00:00 
Total observation time: 10 hours

Official Counter:        Mary Raikes

Observers:        

Weather:
Winds were light(5-10mph) from the west/southwest in the morning increasing
and switching to northwest/west in the afternoon with gusts up to 20mph. 
Skies with most cloudy in the am and then clearing and becoming partly
cloudy in the late afternoon.  Pleasant temperatures in reaching 70F.

Raptor Observations:
A nice flight today with lots of accipiters in the morning and then a
decent falcon flight in the afternoon.  Flight was lower than it has been
and following the treeline to the north and the dunes.

Non-raptor Observations:
Cliff swallow(2), Stilt sandpiper(2), Lesser Black-backed Gull(1), Caspian
Tern(2), Eurasian Widgeon(2), Blue Jays and Fish Crow flocks.

Predictions:
Northwest winds 20-25mph, becoming mostly sunny with temperatures only
reaching 58F.
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Cape May information may be found at:
http://www.njaudubon.org/Centers/CMBO/

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