Hawkwatch - 28 October 2014

Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 28, 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                       6           1580           3749
Bald Eagle                   5            266            567
Northern Harrier             7            581            757
Sharp-shinned Hawk          92           7674          10922
Cooper's Hawk               34           2184           3038
Northern Goshawk             0              2              2
Red-shouldered Hawk          1             42             49
Broad-winged Hawk            2            494            702
Red-tailed Hawk              9            170            280
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              6              6
American Kestrel             6           2022           4260
Merlin                       5            800           1313
Peregrine Falcon             2            618            931
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:                     169          17177          27443
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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:
Partly cloudy skies today with winds light, less than 10mph, from the S and
SE.  Warm with temperatures reaching 73F.

Raptor Observations:
Quiet day as expected with the southerly winds.  Most birds with to the
distant north of the viewing platform.  Mainly accipiters and only a few
distant low kettles forming.

Non-raptor Observations:
A strong American Robin flight as well as Red-winged Blackbird, Starling,
Cedar Waxwing, and Blue Jays.  Other morning flight birds include American
Pipit(1), Pine Siskin(3), White-breasted Nuthatch(1), Red-breasted
Nuthatch(2), Purple finch, American Goldfinch, and Yellow-rumped Warbler. 
Pond waterfowl included: Gadwall(148), Northern Pintail(53), American
Widgeon(201), Eurasian Widgeon(4), Ring-necked Duck(4), American Coot(22),
Mallard(7), Northern Shoveler(21), Ruddy Duck(19), Pied-billed Grebe(6),
Green-winged Teal(21), and Blue-winged Teal(3) per Skye Haas.  AMERICAN
BITTERN(2) on pond. 

Predictions:
Chance of precip in the afternoon with temperatures in the mid 60's and
winds 10-15mph from the SW.
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Cape May information may be found at:
http://www.njaudubon.org/Centers/CMBO/