Hawkwatch – 11 November 2014


Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 11, 2014
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0             30            135
Turkey Vulture               0            312           1380
Osprey                       1             17           3802
Bald Eagle                   0             33            625
Northern Harrier             9            230           1087
Sharp-shinned Hawk          79           1004          14065
Cooper's Hawk               22            248           3667
Northern Goshawk             0              0              2
Red-shouldered Hawk          1            197            336
Broad-winged Hawk            0             12            735
Red-tailed Hawk              7            277            756
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              1
Golden Eagle                 0             11             17
American Kestrel             1             93           4495
Merlin                       1             32           1395
Peregrine Falcon             1             17            978
Unknown Accipiter            0              1              5
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:                     122           2514          33484
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Observation start time: 06:30:00 
Observation end   time: 16:00:00 
Total observation time: 9.5 hours

Official Counter:        Mary Raikes

Observers:        

Weather:
Interestingly warm day with temps reaching 66F.  Skies were partly cloudy
all day with lower visibility due to high humidity in the air.  Winds were
E/SE 5-10 mph.

Raptor Observations:
A slower day with almost entirely accipiters over the northern treeline; a
handful of harriers and red-tails as well.

Non-raptor Observations:
Quiet all around with ducks on the pond providing the most entertainment.
Eurasian Widgeon(4), American Widgeon, Northern Pintail, Northern Shoveler,
Ruddy Ducks, Ring-necked Ducks, Green-winged Teal, Gadwall, American Coot,
Mallard, and Bufflehead,

Predictions:
Chance of fog and showers early then becoming mostly sunny with Northwest
winds increasing to 10-20 mph.

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