Hawkwatch - 27 October 2014


Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 27, 2014
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0             88             94
Turkey Vulture               0            649            766
Osprey                       5           1574           3743
Bald Eagle                  16            261            562
Northern Harrier            25            574            750
Sharp-shinned Hawk         249           7582          10830
Cooper's Hawk               96           2150           3004
Northern Goshawk             0              2              2
Red-shouldered Hawk          6             41             48
Broad-winged Hawk            9            492            700
Red-tailed Hawk             50            161            271
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              6              6
American Kestrel             9           2016           4254
Merlin                       3            795           1308
Peregrine Falcon             2            616            929
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:                     470          17008          27274
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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, very clear skies today with light NW winds in the morning and W in
the afternoon.  Temperatures reaching 64F.

Raptor Observations:
A slow morning with mainly accipiters and then some really nice kettles
mid-day with lots of Red-tails.  Flight dropped off in the afternoon with
only a handful of really really high birds.

Non-raptor Observations:
Noticeable movement of Eastern Meadowlark, American Robin, Blue Jays,
Red-winged Blackbird, and Brown-headed Cowbirds in the morning.  Two V's of
Snow Geese(22 and 19) and 1 Blue Goose on the pond.  Still lots of ducks on
the pond including Eurasian Widgeon(3).  

Predictions:
Sunny, with a few clouds, and south winds 9-13 mph.  Warm temps with 74F as
a high.
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Cape May information may be found at:
http://www.njaudubon.org/Centers/CMBO/

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