Hawkwatch 4 October 2015


Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 04, 2015
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0              0              9
Turkey Vulture               0              0            130
Osprey                      47            102           2839
Bald Eagle                   1              2            184
Northern Harrier             0              5            219
Sharp-shinned Hawk          13             22           2430
Cooper's Hawk                9             10            710
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              0              4
Broad-winged Hawk            1              2            135
Red-tailed Hawk              0              0             36
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0
American Kestrel            15             39           1584
Merlin                      25             31            629
Peregrine Falcon            16             44            250
Unknown Accipiter            0              0              2
Unknown Buteo                0              0              2
Unknown Falcon               0              0              3
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0              0              1
Zone-tailed Hawk             0              0              1

Total:                     127            257           9168
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Observation start time: 05:45:00 
Observation end   time: 16:00:00 
Total observation time: 10.25 hours

Official Counter:        Cameron Cox

Observers:        

Weather:
A continuation of the unprecedented of NE winds gusting to almost 40 MPH at
times. Near complete cloud cover for most of the day. Temps around 60 

Raptor Observations:
Fairly small flight. Primarily Osprey with a few falcons. 

Non-raptor Observations:
Very little.
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Report submitted by Cameron Cox (Kumlieni@gmail.com)
Cape May information may be found at:
http://BirdCapeMay.org

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