Hawkwatch – 22 November 2014


Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 22, 2014
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture               10             78            183
Turkey Vulture              94           1010           2078
Osprey                       0             24           3809
Bald Eagle                   1             67            659
Northern Harrier            17            373           1230
Sharp-shinned Hawk          25           1682          14743
Cooper's Hawk               10            405           3824
Northern Goshawk             0              4              6
Red-shouldered Hawk         31            478            617
Broad-winged Hawk            0             21            744
Red-tailed Hawk             23            866           1345
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              1
Golden Eagle                 0             12             18
American Kestrel             0            116           4518
Merlin                       1             52           1415
Peregrine Falcon             0             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:                     212           5227          36197
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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 overnight.  Entire pond had ice until nearly 1:00pm.  Very clear
skies all day with winds from the SW 10-15mph.

Raptor Observations:
Harriers, red-tails, and red-shoulders mixed with vultures during the late
morning.  Fairly high and over the northern treeline.

Non-raptor Observations:
Pond was frozen most of the day, so far fewer ducks than usual, but quite a
few sparrows were around including White-throated, Song, Swamp, Field, Fox
and Dark-eyed Junco.  American Bittern(1) on pond.

Predictions:
Sunny, temps in the mid-50's, SW winds 10-15mph.

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