Hawkwatch 6 October 2015

Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 06, 2015
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                3              3             12
Turkey Vulture              14             30            160
Osprey                      20            176           2913
Bald Eagle                   6             13            195
Northern Harrier            19             26            240
Sharp-shinned Hawk         657           1509           3917
Cooper's Hawk              510            712           1412
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              0              4
Broad-winged Hawk           20             33            166
Red-tailed Hawk              4              5             41
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 1              1              1
American Kestrel            52            188           1733
Merlin                      42            123            721
Peregrine Falcon            10             74            280
Unknown Accipiter            3              3              5
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:                    1361           2896          11807
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Observation start time: 05:45:00 
Observation end   time: 17:00:00 
Total observation time: 11.25 hours

Official Counter:        Cameron Cox

Observers:        

Weather:
Very light northerly winds all day. Mostly sunny skies and temps in the mid
to high 60's. 

Raptor Observations:
Another day primarily made up of Accipiters. Today was our first big hit of
Cooper's Hawks and they almost outnumbered Sharp-shinned. The big news was
an immature Golden Eagle that flew right over the platform, circled the
Lighthouse, and headed back north.  

Non-raptor Observations:
More and more late fall and winter species arriving. Red-breasted Nuthatch,
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, and Dark-eyed Junco today. There was a fair
selection of warblers and an Eastern Wood-Pewee near the platform. One of
several Eurasian Wigeon that are in the Cape May area was around in the
morning 

Predictions:
Light northerly winds are projected for at least the beginning of the day.
It could be a third good day in a row.
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Report submitted by Cameron Cox (Kumlieni@gmail.com)
Cape May information may be found at:
http://BirdCapeMay.org