Hawkwatch 9 October 2015


Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 09, 2015
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0              8             17
Turkey Vulture               0             75            205
Osprey                      18            245           2982
Bald Eagle                   1             31            213
Northern Harrier             0             58            272
Sharp-shinned Hawk           3           2825           5233
Cooper's Hawk                1           1269           1969
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              2              6
Broad-winged Hawk            1             47            180
Red-tailed Hawk              0             11             47
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              1              1
American Kestrel             4            342           1887
Merlin                       4            190            788
Peregrine Falcon            16            122            328
Unknown Accipiter            0              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:                      48           5229          14140
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Observation start time: 06:00:00 
Observation end   time: 16:00:00 
Total observation time: 10 hours

Official Counter:        Cameron Cox

Observers:        

Weather:
It was a beautiful indian summer day with warm tempatures, a steady SW
wind, and mostly sunny skies. A perfect day unless you were a bird with an
intention of migrating 

Raptor Observations:
A pitiful trickle of Osprey and Peregrines moved through punctuated by a
few other raptors and falcons. 

Non-raptor Observations:
The Tree Swallows were milling in impressive flocks of thousands otherwise
it was deader than the dumb guy in a horror flick.

Predictions:
A small front is predicted to move through. It should be at least a small
improvement over today's monotony. Our Big Sit begins at midnight so we
cross our fingers for birds.  
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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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