Hawkwatch - 29 October 2014


Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 29, 2014
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0             88             94
Turkey Vulture              69            718            835
Osprey                      21           1601           3770
Bald Eagle                   3            269            570
Northern Harrier            23            604            780
Sharp-shinned Hawk         751           8425          11673
Cooper's Hawk               44           2228           3082
Northern Goshawk             0              2              2
Red-shouldered Hawk          2             44             51
Broad-winged Hawk            0            494            702
Red-tailed Hawk              7            177            287
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              6              6
American Kestrel            94           2116           4354
Merlin                      26            826           1339
Peregrine Falcon            12            630            943
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:                    1052          18229          28495
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Observation start time: 06:15:00 
Observation end   time: 16:30:00 
Total observation time: 10.25 hours

Official Counter:        Tom Reed

Observers:        

Weather:
Mild and humid during the AM, winds SSW->SW 5-10mph. Cooler and cloudier
during the PM, winds W->NW 10-15mph. 

Raptor Observations:
Steady movement of SSHA and AMKE after winds shifted to NW during mid-PM. 

Non-raptor Observations:
Eurasian Wigeon (4), Northern Gannet (1200), Stilt Sandpiper (3),
White-rumped Sandpiper (1), Parasitic Jaeger (~20), Eurasian Collared-Dove
(1), Black-capped Chickadee (1)

Predictions:
Sunny, 58ºF, winds NNW 5-10mph. 
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Cape May information may be found at:
http://www.njaudubon.org/Centers/CMBO/

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