Hawkwatch – 21 November 2014


Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 21, 2014
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                8             68            173
Turkey Vulture              55            916           1984
Osprey                       0             24           3809
Bald Eagle                   3             66            658
Northern Harrier            10            356           1213
Sharp-shinned Hawk          18           1657          14718
Cooper's Hawk                6            395           3814
Northern Goshawk             1              4              6
Red-shouldered Hawk         17            447            586
Broad-winged Hawk            0             21            744
Red-tailed Hawk             30            843           1322
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              1
Golden Eagle                 1             12             18
American Kestrel             0            116           4518
Merlin                       3             51           1414
Peregrine Falcon             2             37            998
Unknown Accipiter            0              1              5
Unknown Buteo                0              0              0
Unknown Falcon               0              0              1
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0              1              2
Zone-tailed Hawk             0              0              1

Total:                     154           5015          35985
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Observation start time: 06:45:00 
Observation end   time: 15:45:00 
Total observation time: 9 hours

Official Counter:        Mary Raikes

Observers:        

Weather:
Quite cold out there with temperatures reaching 36F and NW winds from 15-20
mph, gusts up to 30 mph.  Wind chills did not reach over 30F all day.  Very
sunny skies with excellent visibility.

Raptor Observations:
A pretty good mix for a slower day including harriers, red-tails and
red-shoulders.  Highlight being a Northern Goshawk making multiple passes
by the platform and a Golden Eagle over the northern treeline.

Non-raptor Observations:
Snow Geese(5), Tundra Swan(7) flying over and (6) on the pond, American
Bittern(2) on the pond, Eastern Bluebird(40), Purple Finch, American
Pipit(9), Greater Yellowlegs(3), Wilson's Snipe(1), Tree Swallows(300).

Predictions:
Sunny skies, temps in the mid-40's, winds SW 10-15mph.

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