Hawkwatch - 21 October 2014

Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 21, 2014
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0             73             79
Turkey Vulture              25            387            504
Osprey                       6           1435           3604
Bald Eagle                   7            187            488
Northern Harrier            44            370            546
Sharp-shinned Hawk          93           5138           8386
Cooper's Hawk              125           1739           2593
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          8             25             32
Broad-winged Hawk           12            446            654
Red-tailed Hawk             15             58            168
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 2              4              4
American Kestrel             5           1529           3767
Merlin                       7            641           1154
Peregrine Falcon            21            571            884
Unknown Accipiter            0              1              4
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:                     370          12604          22870
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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:
Very nice day starting with S/SW winds 5-10mph, but switching to light W/NW
winds in the afternoon.  Skies were mostly cloudy with a few sprinkles in
the morning then clearing with very little cloud coverage in the late
afternoon.  Temperatures reaching high 60's.

Raptor Observations:
A slow morning with the S/SW winds, but as the winds decreased and changed
directions nice kettles formed with a good diversity of buteos and a good
number of coopers hawks.  Quite a few harriers and peregrines streamed on
out and 2 Golden Eagles were sighted. 

Non-raptor Observations:
Lots of diversity on the pond still with Eurasian Widgeon(4), Pied-billed
Grebe(2), American Widgeon, Northern Shoveler, Northern Pintail, and
Green-winged Teal to name a few.

Predictions:
Rain likely with N/NE winds 10-20mph.
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Cape May information may be found at:
http://www.njaudubon.org/Centers/CMBO/