Hawkwatch 28 November 2015


Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 28, 2015
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0             39            142
Turkey Vulture               0            150            724
Osprey                       0             14           3345
Bald Eagle                   0             63            408
Northern Harrier             5            251            939
Sharp-shinned Hawk          16            769          10481
Cooper's Hawk                3            387           4352
Northern Goshawk             0              1              1
Red-shouldered Hawk          2            270            367
Broad-winged Hawk            0              2            286
Red-tailed Hawk             11            739           1213
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              6             16
American Kestrel             1             18           2237
Merlin                       0             31           1119
Peregrine Falcon             0             27            437
Unknown Accipiter            0              0             14
Unknown Buteo                0              2              5
Unknown Falcon               0              1              4
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0              0              2
Swainson's Hawk              0              1              3
Zone-tailed Hawk             0              0              1

Total:                      38           2771          26096
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Observation start time: 07:00:00 
Observation end   time: 16:00:00 
Total observation time: 9 hours

Official Counter:        Cameron Cox

Observers:        

Weather:
Warm temperatures and light south wind with light high cloud cover in the
morning and heavy overcast in the late afternoon. 

Raptor Observations:
A trickle of birds seeped through for about an hour midday but a bare
trickle with very few birds in the morning and late afternoon

Non-raptor Observations:


Predictions:
Rain. It will be slow
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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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