Hawkwatch – 9 November 2014


Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 09, 2014
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0             17            122
Turkey Vulture               0            312           1380
Osprey                       0             15           3800
Bald Eagle                   0             31            623
Northern Harrier            18            211           1068
Sharp-shinned Hawk          58            789          13850
Cooper's Hawk               27            186           3605
Northern Goshawk             0              0              2
Red-shouldered Hawk          4            178            317
Broad-winged Hawk            0             11            734
Red-tailed Hawk             13            222            701
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              1
Golden Eagle                 0             10             16
American Kestrel             1             92           4494
Merlin                       2             30           1393
Peregrine Falcon             5             16            977
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:                     128           2121          33091
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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:
A pleasant day with winds much calmer than the prior several days; very
light 0-5 mph from the W/NW.  Skies were mostly cloudy all day and
temperatures were around 54 all day.

Raptor Observations:
A fairly slow day with the majority of the flight between 10:00am and
1:00pm.  Accipiters making up the bulk of the flight along with high
streaming harriers and several red-tails.

Non-raptor Observations:
WHITE PELICAN landed on pond (10:35am) and circled the point for a good 20
minutes or more. Typical pond visitors including American Bittern(1),
Eurasian Widgeon(2), Buffleheads, Pied-billed Grebe, Ring-necked Ducks,
Green-winged Teal, Northern Pintail, Northern Shoveler, Ruddy Ducks,
American Coot, American Widgeon, etc.

Predictions:
Mostly sunny, mid 50's, winds light and variable becoming northeast 0-5mph.

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