Sea Watch Count 9/30/07

Counter: Ken Behrens

Common Loon - 4
Northern Gannet - 8
Double-crested Cormorant - 4966
Great Blue Heron - 6
Brant - 5
Wood Duck - 8
American Wigeon - 6
American Black Duck - 23
Mallard - 1
Northern Pintail - 54
Green-winged Teal - 432
Greater Scaup - 5
Black Scoter - 324
Surf Scoter - 198
White-winged Scoter - 1
dark-winged scoter - 40
unidentified scoter - 60
Parasitic Jaeger - 2
Laughing Gull - 617
Ring-billed Gull - 9
Herring Gull - 17
Great Black-backed Gull - 18
Forster's Tern - 53
Monarch - 51
Brown Pelican - 2
Common Tern - 10
Black Skimmer - 64
Belted Kingfisher - 1

TOTAL - 6934

Hawk Watch Count 9/30/07

Counter: Jessie Barry

Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                0              0              0

Turkey Vulture               0              0              0
Osprey                     164            666            666
Bald Eagle                   3             83             83
Northern Harrier            25            318            318

Sharp-shinned Hawk         102           4985           4985
Cooper's Hawk               47            783            783
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              1              1

Broad-winged Hawk            0            151            151
Red-tailed Hawk              1             73             73
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 1              1              1

American Kestrel            18           3332           3332
Merlin                      17            561            561
Peregrine Falcon            62            193            193
Unknown                      0              1              1

Total:                     440          11148          11148
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Morning Flight Count 9/30/07

Morning Flight: 0-5 NNE wind, clear conditions
Counter: Sam Galick

Red-bellied Woodpecker- 4
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker- 16
Northern Flicker- 777
Eastern Wood-Pewee- 17
Eastern Phoebe- 8
Red-eyed Vireo- 10
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 116
Golden-crowned Kinglet- 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet- 6
Kinglet sp.- 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 1
American Robin- 1
American Pipit- 2
Cedar Waxwing- 56
Tennessee Warbler- 1
Northern Parula- 40
Yellow Warbler- 2
Cape May Warbler- 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 12
Yellow-rumped Warbler- 599
Black-throated Green Warbler- 9
Blackburnian Warbler- 1
Prairie Warbler- 1
Palm Warbler- 393
Bay-breasted Warbler- 8
Blackpoll Warbler- 61
"Baypoll" Warbler- 39
Black and white Warbler- 20
American Redstart- 15
Ovenbird- 1
Northern Waterthrush- 5
Connecticut Warbler- 1
Warbler sp.- 483
Scarlet Tanager- 12
Savannah Sparrow- 11
Indigo Bunting- 18
Bobolink- 10
Baltimore Oriole- 18
Purple Finch- 2

Total birds: 2,780

Sea Watch Count 9/29/07

Counter: Ken Behrens

Common Loon - 2
Northern Gannet - 6
Double-crested Cormorant - 6123
Great Blue Heron - 13
Great Egret - 14
Snowy Egret - 27
Brant - 14
Canada Goose - 307
Wood Duck - 6
American Wigeon - 12
American Black Duck - 35
Mallard - 2
Northern Pintail - 79
Green-winged Teal - 184
Black Scoter - 64
Surf Scoter - 36
Laughing Gull - 384
Herring Gull - 20
Great Black-backed Gull - 12
Forster's Tern - 68
Royal Tern - 12
American Oystercatcher - 141
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1
Common Tern - 163
Caspian Tern - 12
Black Skimmer - 78
Black-crowned Night-Heron - 4
Killdeer - 9

TOTAL - 7828

Hawk Watch Count 9/29/07

Counter: Jessie Barry

Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                0              0              0

Turkey Vulture               0              0              0
Osprey                      77            502            502
Bald Eagle                   8             80             80
Northern Harrier            57            293            293

Sharp-shinned Hawk        1010           4883           4883
Cooper's Hawk              193            736            736
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          1              1              1

Broad-winged Hawk           27            151            151
Red-tailed Hawk              2             72             72
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0

American Kestrel           257           3314           3314
Merlin                      28            544            544
Peregrine Falcon            11            131            131
Unknown                      0              1              1

Total:                    1671          10708          10708
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Morning Flight Count 9/29/07

Morning Flight: Strong 20-25 mph NNE wind, clear conditions
Counter: Sam Galick

Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker- 1
Northern Flicker- 390
Eastern Wood-Pewee- 10
Eastern Phoebe- 3
Red-eyed Vireo- 9
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 5
American Pipit- 2
Cedar Waxwing- 69
Northern Parula- 168
Chestnut-sided Warbler- 1
Magnolia Warbler- 5
Cape May Warbler- 4
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 81
Yellow-rumped Warbler- 362
Black-throated Green Warbler- 90
Blackburnian Warbler- 6
Prairie Warbler- 1
Palm Warbler- 984
Bay-breasted Warbler- 14
Blackpoll Warbler- 232
"Baypoll" Warbler- 186
Black and white Warbler- 29
American Redstart- 24
Northern Waterthrush- 22
Warbler sp.- 1,189
Scarlet Tanager- 8
Rose-breasted Grosbeak- 3
Indigo Bunting- 31
Dickcissel- 1
Bobolink- 18
Rusty Blackbird- 1
Purple Finch- 7

Total birds: 3,957

Monarch Monitoring Project 9/28/07

This week showed only slight Monarch movements. However, numbers remain locally high and there are many fresh, recently emerged ones. Caterpillars and chrysalises are still common in proximity to milkweeds.

Census Totals: Monarchs per hour

9-22: 125.36

9-23: 158.00

9-24: 26.44

9-25: 5.08

9-26: 6.10

9-27: 9.15

9-28: 88.00

Monarchs per hour for Week 4: 59.56

Mean monarchs per hour cumulative: 64.62

Members of the Monarch Monitoring Project: Dick Walton, Patsy Eickelberg, and Bradley Smith were interviewed this past week by NBC 40. A link to the story and news segment as it aired on television can be found here. Hopefully, this link will stay active for some time...

Sea Watch Count 9/28/07

Counter: Ken Behrens

Northern Gannet - 52
Double-crested Cormorant - 369
Great Blue Heron - 48
Snowy Egret - 32
Green-winged Teal - 6
Black Scoter - 65
Surf Scoter - 5
Laughing Gull - 130
Herring Gull - 4
Great Black-backed Gull - 15
Forster's Tern - 44
Brown Pelican - 26
Little Blue Heron - 3
American Oystercatcher - 9
Common Tern - 172
Black Skimmer - 26
Whimbrel - 6
King Eider - 1

TOTAL - 1013

Hawk Watch Count 9/28/07

Counter: Jessie Barry

Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                0              0              0

Turkey Vulture               0              0              0
Osprey                     128            425            425
Bald Eagle                   5             72             72
Northern Harrier            57            236            236

Sharp-shinned Hawk         563           3873           3873
Cooper's Hawk               74            543            543
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              0              0

Broad-winged Hawk            9            124            124
Red-tailed Hawk              2             70             70
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0

American Kestrel           716           3057           3057
Merlin                      78            516            516
Peregrine Falcon            66            120            120
Unknown                      0              1              1

Total:                    1698           9037           9037
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Morning Flight Count 9/28/07

Morning Flight: 5-10 mph W wind, clear conditions
Counter: Chris Brown

Northern Flicker- 1
Red-eyed Vireo- 3
Cedar Waxwing- 10
Northern Parula- 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler- 9
Prairie Warbler- 1
Palm Warbler- 7
Blackpoll Warbler- 3
"Baypoll" Warbler- 2
American Redstart- 1
Northern Waterthrush- 1
Warbler sp.- 21
Indigo Bunting- 1
Bobolink- 4
Eastern Meadowlark- 1

Total birds: 69

Sea Watch Count 9/27/07

Counter: Ken Behrens

Northern Gannet - 212
Double-crested Cormorant - 10
Black Scoter - 83
Surf Scoter - 14
Parasitic Jaeger - 1
Laughing Gull - 558
Herring Gull - 90
Great Black-backed Gull - 135
Forster's Tern - 55
Royal Tern - 4
Brown Pelican - 18
Common Tern - 516
Black Tern - 1

TOTAL - 1697

Hawk Watch Count 9/27/07

Counter: Chris Brown

Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                0              0              0

Turkey Vulture               0              0              0
Osprey                       1            297            297
Bald Eagle                   0             67             67
Northern Harrier             1            179            179

Sharp-shinned Hawk           1           3310           3310
Cooper's Hawk                0            469            469
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              0              0

Broad-winged Hawk            0            115            115
Red-tailed Hawk              0             68             68
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0

American Kestrel             0           2341           2341
Merlin                       3            438            438
Peregrine Falcon             4             54             54
Unknown                      0              1              1

Total:                      10           7339           7339
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Morning Flight Count 9/27/07

Morning Flight: 0-5 mph S wind, clear conditions
Counter: Sam Galick

Northern Flicker- 4
Red-eyed Vireo- 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 2
Palm Warbler- 6
American Redstart- 3
Warbler sp.- 4
Bobolink- 8

Total birds: 28

Sea Watch Count 9/26/07

Counter: Ken Behrens

Northern Gannet - 27
Green-winged Teal - 2
Black Scoter - 7
Surf Scoter - 22
Laughing Gull - 33
Herring Gull - 24
Great Black-backed Gull - 59
Forster's Tern - 76
Brown Pelican - 1
Blue-winged Teal - 2
Common Tern - 214

TOTAL - 467

Hawk Watch Count 9/26/07

Counter: Chris Brown

Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                0              0              0

Turkey Vulture               0              0              0
Osprey                       0            296            296
Bald Eagle                   0             67             67
Northern Harrier             1            178            178

Sharp-shinned Hawk          32           3309           3309
Cooper's Hawk                5            469            469
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              0              0

Broad-winged Hawk            0            115            115
Red-tailed Hawk              0             68             68
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0

American Kestrel             4           2341           2341
Merlin                       3            435            435
Peregrine Falcon             3             50             50
Unknown                      0              1              1

Total:                      48           7329           7329
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Morning Flight Count 9/26/07

Morning Flight: 5-10 mph SW wind, clear conditions
Counter: Sam Galick

Red-bellied Woodpecker- 1
Northern Flicker- 12
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 2
Northern Parula- 1
Yellow Warbler- 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 1
Black-throated Green Warbler- 1
Blackburnian Warbler- 2
Palm Warbler- 87
Bay-breasted Warbler- 3
Blackpoll Warbler- 1
Northern Waterthrush- 1
Warbler sp.- 4
Indigo Bunting- 2
Bobolink- 13

Total birds: 39

Sea Watch Count 9/25/07

Counter: Ken Behrens

Northern Gannet - 6
Double-crested Cormorant - 46
Great Blue Heron - 1
Northern Pintail - 24
Green-winged Teal - 3
Black Scoter - 18
Laughing Gull - 22
Brown Pelican - 6
Common Tern - 32

TOTAL - 158

Hawk Watch Count 9/25/07

Counter: Jessie Barry

Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                0              0              0

Turkey Vulture               0              0              0
Osprey                       8            296            296
Bald Eagle                   2             67             67
Northern Harrier            12            177            177

Sharp-shinned Hawk          84           3277           3277
Cooper's Hawk               17            464            464
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              0              0

Broad-winged Hawk            3            115            115
Red-tailed Hawk              0             68             68
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0

American Kestrel            15           2337           2337
Merlin                       5            432            432
Peregrine Falcon             3             47             47
Unknown                      0              1              1

Total:                     149           7281           7281
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Morning Flight Count 9/25/07

Morning Flight: 5-10 mph SW wind, clear conditions
Counter: Sam Galick

Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker- 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker- 1
Northern Flicker- 56
Red-eyed Vireo- 3
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 6
Cedar Waxwing- 1
Northern Parula- 3
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 1
Black-throated Green Warbler- 1
Palm Warbler- 8
Blackpoll Warbler- 2
American Redstart- 6
Northern Waterthrush- 1
Warbler sp.- 9
Indigo Bunting- 1
Baltimore Oriole- 1

Total birds: 103

Sea Watch Count 9/24/07

Counter: Ken Behrens

Northern Gannet - 17
Double-crested Cormorant - 418
Great Blue Heron - 15
Wood Duck - 13
American Wigeon - 2
American Black Duck - 1
Mallard - 8
Northern Pintail - 86
Green-winged Teal - 59
Black Scoter - 34
Surf Scoter - 3
Laughing Gull - 57
Herring Gull - 9
Great Black-backed Gull - 53
Forster's Tern - 31
Monarch - 40
Brown Pelican - 7
Blue-winged Teal - 5
duck, sp. - 4
Common Tern - 65
Black Skimmer - 8
American Bittern - 1
Belted Kingfisher - 1
Buff-breasted Sandpiper - 5

TOTAL - 902

Hawk Watch Count 9/24/07

Counter: Jessie Barry

Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                0              0              0

Turkey Vulture               0              0              0
Osprey                       6            288            288
Bald Eagle                   2             65             65
Northern Harrier            13            165            165

Sharp-shinned Hawk         228           3193           3193
Cooper's Hawk               34            447            447
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              0              0

Broad-winged Hawk            5            112            112
Red-tailed Hawk              2             68             68
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0

American Kestrel            33           2322           2322
Merlin                       4            427            427
Peregrine Falcon             2             44             44
Unknown                      0              1              1

Total:                     329           7132           7132
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Morning Flight Count 9/24/07

Morning Flight: 5-10 mph NE wind, clear conditions
Counter: Sam Galick

Red-bellied Woodpecker- 5
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker- 1
Northern Flicker- 734
Eastern Wood-Pewee- 2
Eastern Phoebe- 4
Red-eyed Vireo- 16
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 175
Ruby Crowned Kinglet- 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 3
American Robin- 4
Northern Mockingbird- 2
American Pipit- 1
Cedar Waxwing- 277
Tennessee Warbler- 1
Nashville Warbler- 1
Northern Parula- 34
Yellow Warbler- 2
Chestnut-sided Warbler- 1
Magnolia Warbler- 7
Cape May Warbler- 2
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 20
Yellow-rumped Warbler- 6
Black-throated Green Warbler- 4
Blackburnian Warbler- 2
Palm Warbler- 87
Bay-breasted Warbler- 3
Blackpoll Warbler- 31
"Baypoll" Warbler- 26
Black and white Warbler- 16
American Redstart- 25
Prothonotary Warbler- 1
Northern Waterthrush- 4
Warbler sp.- 963
Scarlet Tanager- 8
Chipping Sparrow- 1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak- 1
Indigo Bunting- 10
Bobolink- 39
Baltimore Oriole- 1
Hooded Warbler- 1
Yellow-throated Warbler- 1
Downy Woodpecker- 1

Total birds: 2,525

Sea Watch Count 9/23/07

Counter: Ken Behrens

Common Loon - 1
Northern Gannet - 15
Double-crested Cormorant - 382
Great Blue Heron - 8
Northern Pintail - 216
Green-winged Teal - 32
Black Scoter - 33
Surf Scoter - 8
Laughing Gull - 4
Ring-billed Gull - 3
Brown Pelican - 9
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1
Common Tern - 48
Black Skimmer - 70
Marbled Godwit - 13

TOTAL - 843

Hawk Watch Count 9/23/07

Counter: Jessie Barry

Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                0              0              0

Turkey Vulture               0              0              0
Osprey                      23            282            282
Bald Eagle                   8             63             63
Northern Harrier            32            152            152

Sharp-shinned Hawk         903           2965           2965
Cooper's Hawk              108            413            413
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              0              0

Broad-winged Hawk           22            107            107
Red-tailed Hawk              8             66             66
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0

American Kestrel          1031           2289           2289
Merlin                      79            423            423
Peregrine Falcon             7             42             42
Unknown                      0              1              1

Total:                    2221           6803           6803
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Morning Flight Count 9/23/07

Morning Flight: 15-20 mph NE wind, clear conditions
Counter: Sam Galick

Red-bellied Woodpecker- 4
Northern Flicker- 139
Eastern Wood-Pewee- 5
Eastern Kingbird- 1
Red-eyed Vireo- 15
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 20
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 2
American Robin- 4
American Pipit- 1
Cedar Waxwing- 15
Tennessee Warbler- 3
Nashville Warbler- 1
Northern Parula- 77
Yellow Warbler- 5
Chestnut-sided Warbler- 1
Magnolia Warbler- 7
Cape May Warbler- 12
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 20
Yellow-rumped Warbler- 2
Black-throated Green Warbler- 5
Blackburnian Warbler- 3
Palm Warbler- 250
Bay-breasted Warbler- 9
Blackpoll Warbler- 41
"Baypoll" Warbler- 55
Black and white Warbler- 16
American Redstart- 229
Northern Waterthrush- 8
Connecticut Warbler- 6
Warbler sp.- 586
Scarlet Tanager- 4
Indigo Bunting- 7
Bobolink- 37
Lark Sparrow- 1

Total birds: 1591

Sea Watch Count 9/22/07

Counter: Ken Behrens

Common Loon - 1
Northern Gannet - 9
Double-crested Cormorant - 17
Snowy Egret - 4
Black Scoter - 28
Surf Scoter - 6
Laughing Gull - 3
Forster's Tern - 4
Brown Pelican - 16
Common Tern - 51
Black Tern - 1
Aythya hybrid - 1

TOTAL - 141

Hawk Watch Count 9/22/07

Counter: Jessie Barry

Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                0              0              0

Turkey Vulture               0              0              0
Osprey                       0            259            259
Bald Eagle                   0             55             55
Northern Harrier             0            120            120

Sharp-shinned Hawk          51           2062           2062
Cooper's Hawk               10            305            305
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              0              0

Broad-winged Hawk            0             85             85
Red-tailed Hawk              0             58             58
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0

American Kestrel            19           1258           1258
Merlin                       9            344            344
Peregrine Falcon             1             35             35
Unknown                      0              1              1

Total:                      90           4582           4582
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Morning Flight Count 9/22/07

Morning Flight: 0-5 mph S wind, overcast conditions
Counter: Sam Galick

Northern Flicker- 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee- 3
Cedar Waxwing- 1
Yellow Warbler- 1
Palm Warbler- 6
Blackpoll Warbler- 2
Black and white Warbler- 2
American Redstart- 8
Northern Waterthrush- 1
Warbler sp.- 5
Indigo Bunting- 2
Bobolink- 2

Total Birds: 34

Hawk Watch Count 9/21/07

Counter: Jessie Barry

Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                0              0              0

Turkey Vulture               0              0              0
Osprey                       2            259            259
Bald Eagle                   3             55             55
Northern Harrier             2            120            120

Sharp-shinned Hawk         113           2011           2011
Cooper's Hawk               11            295            295
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              0              0

Broad-winged Hawk            4             85             85
Red-tailed Hawk              1             58             58
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0

American Kestrel            24           1239           1239
Merlin                       0            335            335
Peregrine Falcon             2             34             34
Unknown                      0              1              1

Total:                     162           4492           4492
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Monarch Monitoring Project 9/21/07

This past week saw the first big push of migrating Monarchs for 2007. Large numbers rode the cold front on Saturday. Still, even after they left en mass on Monday, many seem to be staying around, even when previous years data suggest that conditions should not be putting them in Cape May County. This may mean that there are an incredible number of Monarchs around, in general. This is looking like it may be an especially good year. Stay tuned.

Census Totals: Monarchs per hour

9-15: 123.10

9-16: 229.52

9-17: 156.00

9-18: 107.59

9-19: 66.32

9-20: 77.45

9-21: 162.86

Monarchs per hour for Week 3: 133.56

Mean Monarchs per hour cumulative: 66.25

The first Long-tailed Skipper was found this week on Cape May Point. Keep an eye out for these and other semi-tropical emigrants. Insects of all kinds are proving especially abundant and it is a wonderful time to have a butterfly garden.

Morning Flight Count 9/21/07

Morning Flight: 0-5 mph SW wind, clear conditions
Counter: Chris Brown

Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 1
Northern Flicker- 2
Empidonax sp.- 2
Red-eyed Vireo- 6
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 1
American Robin- 46
Cedar Waxwing- 29
Northern Parula- 4
Yellow Warbler- 2
Magnolia Warbler- 2
Cape May Warbler- 2
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 8
Black-throated Green Warbler- 1
Palm Warbler- 20
Bay-breasted Warbler- 1
Blackpoll Warbler- 13
"Baypoll" Warbler- 2
Black and white Warbler- 2
American Redstart- 17
Northern Waterthrush- 8
Connecticut Warbler- 1
Warbler sp.- 46
Bobolink 40
Lark Sparrow- 1

Total Birds: 257

Hawk Watch Count 9/20/07

Counter: Chris Brown

Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                0              0              0

Turkey Vulture               0              0              0
Osprey                       2            257            257
Bald Eagle                   2             52             52
Northern Harrier             3            118            118

Sharp-shinned Hawk         157           1898           1898
Cooper's Hawk               15            284            284
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              0              0

Broad-winged Hawk            1             81             81
Red-tailed Hawk              0             57             57
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0

American Kestrel            17           1215           1215
Merlin                       7            335            335
Peregrine Falcon             1             32             32
Unknown                      1              1              1

Total:                     205           4330           4330
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Morning Flight Count 9/20/07

Morning Flight: 0-5 mph NE wind, overcast conditions
Counter: Sam Galick

Red-bellied Woodpecker- 1
Northern Flicker- 7
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 11
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 1
American Robin- 91
Yellow Warbler- 3
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 1
Palm Warbler- 3
Blackpoll Warbler- 2
Black and white Warbler- 2
American Redstart- 5
Northern Waterthrush- 3
Warbler sp.- 10
Savannah Sparrow- 4
Blue Grosbeak- 1
Bobolink- 4

Total Birds: 149

Hawk Watch Count 9/19/07

Counter: Chris Brown

Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                0              0              0

Turkey Vulture               0              0              0
Osprey                       4            255            255
Bald Eagle                   1             50             50
Northern Harrier             6            115            115

Sharp-shinned Hawk         184           1741           1741
Cooper's Hawk               16            269            269
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              0              0

Broad-winged Hawk            2             80             80
Red-tailed Hawk              0             57             57
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0

American Kestrel            33           1198           1198
Merlin                      18            328            328
Peregrine Falcon             1             32             32
Unknown                      0              0              0

Total:                     265           4125           4125
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Morning Flight Count 9/19/07

Morning Flight: 5-10 mph NNE wind, clear conditions
Counter: Sam Galick


Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker- 3
Northern Flicker- 4
Empidonax sp.- 1
Eastern Kingbird- 9
Red-eyed Vireo- 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 7
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 2
American Robin- 37
Northern Mockingbird- 1
Cedar Waxwing- 11
Tennessee Warbler- 1
Northern Parula- 6
Yellow Warbler- 2
Magnolia Warbler- 1
Palm Warbler- 16
"Baypoll" Warbler- 1
Black and white Warbler- 8
American Redstart- 35
Northern Waterthrush- 8
Warbler sp.- 390
Scarlet Tanager- 1
Indigo Bunting- 1
Bobolink 40
Lark Sparrow- 1

Total Birds: 589

Hawk Watch Count 9/18/07

Counter: Jessie Barry

Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                0              0              0

Turkey Vulture               0              0              0
Osprey                      13            251            251
Bald Eagle                   0             49             49
Northern Harrier             3            109            109

Sharp-shinned Hawk         156           1557           1557
Cooper's Hawk               13            253            253
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              0              0

Broad-winged Hawk            1             78             78
Red-tailed Hawk              0             57             57
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0

American Kestrel            44           1165           1165
Merlin                      11            310            310
Peregrine Falcon             1             31             31
Unknown                      0              0              0

Total:                     242           3860           3860
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Monarch Update 9/18/07

This past weekend was the first big push of migrating Monarch butterflies this season. Census figures showed the butterflies arriving Saturday afternoon. Huge roosts could be found in Cape May Point State Park by the hawk watch pavilion and at the end of the blue trail, numbering individuals into the hundreds. Sunday evening there was an especially large roost on Stites Ave. in Cape May Point, with an estimated 1,000 monarchs in one small grove of red cedar and aspen (Photo by Michael O'Brien).

Roosts like these are common during the peek of migration, especially after cold fronts like the one that occurred this weekend. Monarchs are believed to roost together as protection against cold and predators, as they mimic the dead leaves of a tree. Look for roosting Monarchs in Cape May Point, Stone Harbor, Avalon, or any area of sheltering trees when their local numbers are high.

Wind conditions have encouraged many of these Monarchs to leave, heading south. There are still many around, and many can be seen making their way across the bay to Delaware as wind remains favorable.

Morning Flight Count 9/18/07

Morning Flight: 5-10 mph NNE wind, overcast conditions
Counter: Sam Galick

Northern Flicker- 2
Eastern Pewee- 1
Eastern Kingbird- 4
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 2
Northern Parula- 19
Yellow Warbler- 23
Magnolia Warbler- 2
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 3
Black-throated Green Warbler- 2
Prairie Warbler- 1
Palm Warbler- 16
Black and white Warbler- 6
American Redstart- 62
Northern Waterthrush- 11
Connecticut Warbler- 1
Warbler sp.- 206
Scarlet Tanager- 1
Indigo Bunting- 3
Dickcissel- 1
Bobolink 53
Common Yellowthroat- 1

Total Birds: 423

Hawk Watch Count 9/17/07

Counter: Jessie Barry

Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                0              0              0

Turkey Vulture               0              0              0
Osprey                       8            238            238
Bald Eagle                   1             49             49
Northern Harrier             5            106            106

Sharp-shinned Hawk         111           1401           1401
Cooper's Hawk               14            240            240
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              0              0

Broad-winged Hawk            0             77             77
Red-tailed Hawk              4             57             57
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0

American Kestrel            20           1121           1121
Merlin                       9            299            299
Peregrine Falcon             4             30             30
Unknown                      0              0              0

Total:                     176           3620           3620
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Morning Flight Count 9/17/07

Morning Flight: 5-10 mph NNE wind, clear conditions
Counter: Sam Galick

Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 4
Northern Flicker- 22
Eastern Wood Pewee- 1
Eastern Kingbird- 3
Red-eyed Vireo- 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 35
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 2
American Robin- 13
Northern Mockingbird- 1
Cedar Waxwing- 67
Tennessee Warbler- 2
Nashville Warbler- 1
Northern Parula- 10
Yellow Warbler- 5
Magnolia Warbler- 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 2
Black-throated Green Warbler- 4
Prairie Warbler- 1
Palm Warbler- 8
Bay-breasted Warbler- 1
Blackpoll Warbler- 1
"Baypoll" Warbler- 1
Black and White Warbler- 5
American Redstart- 14
Northern Waterthrush- 3
Warbler sp.- 121
Bobolink- 2
Baltimore Oriole- 2


Total birds: 333

Hawk Watch Count 9/16/07

Counter: Jessie Barry

Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                0              0              0

Turkey Vulture               0              0              0
Osprey                      22            230            230
Bald Eagle                   7             48             48
Northern Harrier            33            101            101

Sharp-shinned Hawk         458           1290           1290
Cooper's Hawk               87            226            226
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              0              0

Broad-winged Hawk           55             77             77
Red-tailed Hawk             12             53             53
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0

American Kestrel            47           1101           1101
Merlin                      29            290            290
Peregrine Falcon             8             26             26
Unknown                      0              0              0

Total:                     760           3444           3444
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Morning Flight Count 9/16/07

Morning Flight: 5-10 mph NE wind, clear conditions
Counter: Sam Galick

Red-headed Woodpecker- 1
Northern Flicker- 3
Eastern Kingbird- 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 24
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 3
Cedar Waxwing- 175
Tennessee Warbler- 4
Nashville Warbler- 1
Northern Parula- 45
Yellow Warbler- 8
Magnolia Warbler- 9
Cape May Warbler- 2
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 31
Black-throated Green Warbler- 3
Blackburnian Warbler- 1
Prairie Warbler- 1
Palm Warbler- 67
Bay-breasted Warbler- 1
Blackpoll Warbler- 6
"Baypoll" Warbler- 5
Black and White Warbler- 6
American Redstart- 87
Northern Waterthrush- 11
Warbler sp.- 224
Blue Grosbeak- 1
Indigo Bunting- 1
Dickcissel- 2
Bobolink- 20
Purple Finch- 2


Total birds: 746

Hawk Watch Count 9/15/07

Counter: Jessie Barry

Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                0              0              0

Turkey Vulture               0              0              0
Osprey                      45            208            208
Bald Eagle                   8             41             41
Northern Harrier            11             68             68

Sharp-shinned Hawk          97            832            832
Cooper's Hawk               13            139            139
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              0              0

Broad-winged Hawk            3             22             22
Red-tailed Hawk              3             41             41
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0

American Kestrel           452           1054           1054
Merlin                     158            261            261
Peregrine Falcon             4             18             18
Unknown                      0              0              0

Total:                     794           2684           2684
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Morning Flight Count 9/15/07

Morning Flight: 5-10 mph NW wind, overcast conditions

Counter: Sam Galick

Cedar Waxwing- 24
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 1
Palm Warbler- 3
Bobolink- 2

Total birds: 31

Monarch Monitoring Project 9/14/07

Monarch migration continued this week with good numbers. Conditions were all and all not that great for Monarchs moving, but good numbers were around, fueling up on nectar and storing fats they will need for the long migration. Monarchs eat almost nothing while overwintering in the mountain forests of Mexico and live off of stored fats, so it is extremely important that they bulk up here in some of Cape May's more luxuriously planted gardens while they wait for good conditions to catch the wind and (hopefully) head south.

Conditions have brought many other southern butterfly species to Cape May. Cloudless Sulfurs are in good numbers and there were the first reports of Fiery Skipper and Pipevine Swallowtail for the year.

Census Totals: Monarchs per Hour

9-8: 20.72

9-9: 13.33

9-10: 18.88

9-11: 12.45

9-12: 32.63

9-13: 50.18

9-14: 19.65

Monarchs per hour for Week 2: 33.45

Mean Monarchs per hour cumulative: 24.25

Monarch tagging demonstrations have also begun. They are held every day except tuesday and thursday at the pavilion by the hawk watch platform in Cape May Point State Park at 2:00PM. It's free and you may have the chance to release a Monarch. You can learn all about the migration, ask questions, and even adopt a Monarch.

For those who are interested in some multimedia content, project supervisor Dick Walton has some fantastic video of Monarchs, Milkweed, and a others here.

Hawk Watch Count 9/14/07

Counter: Jessie Barry

Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                0              0              0
Turkey Vulture               0              0              0
Osprey                       6            163            163
Bald Eagle                   1             33             33
Northern Harrier             0             57             57
Sharp-shinned Hawk          33            735            735
Cooper's Hawk                5            126            126
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              0              0
Broad-winged Hawk            0             19             19
Red-tailed Hawk              0             38             38
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0
American Kestrel             0            602            602
Merlin                       9            103            103
Peregrine Falcon             1             14             14
Unknown                      0              0              0

Total:                      55           1890           1890
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Morning Flight Count 9/14/07

Morning Flight: 0-5 mph NE wind, clear conditions

Counter: Chris Brown

Red-eyed Vireo- 3
American Robin- 2
Northern Parula- 4
Yellow Warbler- 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 4
Black-throated Green Warbler- 2
Blackburnian Warbler- 1
"Baypoll" Warbler- 1
Black and White Warbler- 2
American Redstart- 13
Northern Waterthrush-9
Warbler sp.- 23
Indigo Bunting- 2
Bobolink- 22
Baltimore Oriole- 1

Total birds: 90

Hawk Watch Count 9/13/07

Counter: Chris Brown

Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                0              0              0

Turkey Vulture               0              0              0
Osprey                       5            157            157
Bald Eagle                   4             32             32
Northern Harrier             8             57             57

Sharp-shinned Hawk         119            702            702
Cooper's Hawk               16            121            121
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              0              0

Broad-winged Hawk            2             19             19
Red-tailed Hawk              0             38             38
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0

American Kestrel            57            602            602
Merlin                      25             94             94
Peregrine Falcon             0             13             13
Unknown                      0              0              0

Total:                     236           1835           1835
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Morning Flight Count 9/13/07

Counter: Sam Galick

Northern Flicker- 3
Eastern Wood-Pewee- 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 16
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 1
Northern Mockingbird- 2
Cedar Waxwing- 19
Blue-winged Warbler- 1
Tennessee Warbler- 6
Nashville Warbler- 6
Northern Parula- 54
Yellow Warbler- 4
Chestnut-sided Warbler- 1
Magnolia Warbler- 8
Cape May Warbler- 8
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 56
Yellow-rumped Warbler- 3
Black-throated Green Warbler- 5
Blackburnian Warbler- 3
Palm Warbler- 13
Bay-breasted Warbler- 5
Blackpoll Warbler- 12
"Baypoll" Warbler- 4
Black and White Warbler- 10
American Redstart- 170
Ovenbird- 2
Northern Waterthrush- 21
Connecticut Warbler- 8
Warbler sp.- 151
Rose-breasted Grosbeak- 1
Blue Grosbeak- 1
Bobolink- 246
Baltimore Oriole- 9
Purple Finch- 1



Total birds: 855

Hawk Watch Count 9/12/07

Counter:  Chris Brown

Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                0              0              0

Turkey Vulture               0              0              0
Osprey                       8            152            152
Bald Eagle                   6             28             28
Northern Harrier             8             49             49

Sharp-shinned Hawk         168            583            583
Cooper's Hawk               12            105            105
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              0              0

Broad-winged Hawk            6             17             17
Red-tailed Hawk              0             38             38
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0

American Kestrel           103            545            545
Merlin                      27             69             69
Peregrine Falcon             1             13             13
Unknown                      0              0              0


Total:                       0           1599           1599
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Morning Flight Count 9/12/07

Counter: Sam Galick

Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 3
Eastern Wood-Pewee- 3
Eastern Kingbird- 6
Red-eyed Vireo- 1
American Robin- 1
Cedar Waxwing- 54
Blue-winged Warbler- 1
Tennessee Warbler- 4
Nashville Warbler- 7
Northern Parula- 67
Yellow Warbler- 10
Magnolia Warbler- 6
Cape May Warbler- 12
Black-throated Blue Warbler-70
Black-throated Green Warbler- 4
Blackburnian Warbler- 5
Blackpoll Warbler- 10
"Baypoll" Warbler
Black and White Warbler- 16
American Redstart- 1054
Northern Waterthrush- 41
Connecticut Warbler- 4
Wilson's Warbler- 1
Warbler sp.- 195
Rose-breasted Grosbeak- 3
Indigo Bunting- 4
Dickcissel- 1
Bobolink- 58
Baltimore Oriole- 4


Total birds: 1,651

Hawk Watch Count 9/11/07

Counter: Jessie Barry


Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                0              0              0


Turkey Vulture               0              0              0
Osprey                       1            144            144
Bald Eagle                   0             22             22
Northern Harrier             0             41             41


Sharp-shinned Hawk          10            415            415
Cooper's Hawk                1             93             93
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              0              0


Broad-winged Hawk            0             11             11
Red-tailed Hawk              0             38             38
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0


American Kestrel            37            442            442
Merlin                       2             42             42
Peregrine Falcon             1             12             12

Unknown                      0              0              0


Total:                      52           1260           1260
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Morning Flight Count 9/11/07

Counter: Sam Galick

Northern Flicker- 2
Eastern Wood-Pewee- 1
Eastern Kingbird- 3
Red-eyed Vireo- 1
Yellow Warbler- 1
Magnolia Warbler- 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 6
Black and White Warbler- 1
American Redstart- 36
Northern Waterthrush- 14
Warbler sp.- 12
Bobolink- 527
Baltimore Oriole- 18

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher- 1
Mourning Warbler- 1

Total birds: 625

Hawk Watch Count 9/10/07

Observer: Jessie Barry

Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                0              0              0


Turkey Vulture               0              0              0
Osprey                      12            143            143
Bald Eagle                   4             22             22
Northern Harrier             1             41             41


Sharp-shinned Hawk         136            405            405
Cooper's Hawk               28             92             92
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              0              0


Broad-winged Hawk            1             11             11
Red-tailed Hawk              0             38             38
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0


American Kestrel            99            405            405
Merlin                       3             40             40
Peregrine Falcon             0             11             11
Unknown                      0              0              0



Total:                     284           1208           1208
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Morning Flight Count 9/10/07

Counter: Sam Galick

Red-breasted Nuthatch- 1
American Redstart- 3
Northern Waterthrush- 3
Blue Grosbeak- 2
Bobolink- 9

Total birds: 18

Hawk Watch Count 9/9/07

Observer: Jessie Barry

Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                0              0              0


Turkey Vulture               0              0              0
Osprey                       5            131            131
Bald Eagle                   0             18             18
Northern Harrier             1             40             40


Sharp-shinned Hawk          18            269            269
Cooper's Hawk                2             64             64
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              0              0


Broad-winged Hawk            0             10             10
Red-tailed Hawk              0             38             38
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0


American Kestrel            12            306            306
Merlin                       3             37             37
Peregrine Falcon             1             11             11
Unknown                      0              0              0



Total:                      42            924            924
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Morning Flight Count 9/9/07

Counter: Sam Galick

American Robin- 1
Tennessee Warbler- 1
Nashville Warbler- 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler-1
American Redstart- 3
Northern Waterthrush- 4
Warbler sp.- 5
Blue Grosbeak- 1

Total Birds: 17

Hawk Watch Count 9/8/07

Observer: Jessie Barry

Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                0              0              0


Turkey Vulture               0              0              0
Osprey                       0            126            125
Bald Eagle                   0             18             18
Northern Harrier             0             39             39


Sharp-shinned Hawk           7            251            251
Cooper's Hawk                0             62             62
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              0              0


Broad-winged Hawk            0             10             10
Red-tailed Hawk              0             38             38
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0


American Kestrel             3            294            294
Merlin                       1             34             34
Peregrine Falcon             0             10             10
Unknown                      0              0              0



Total:                      11            882            882
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Morning Flight Count 9/8/07

Counter: Sam Galick

Northern Waterthrush- 1
Warbler sp.- 1
Bobolink- 1

Total Birds: 3

Monarch Monitoring Project 9/7/07

This was the first week of the

2007 Monarch Monitoring Project.

Monarch migration has officially begun!

The cold front on September 1st brought good numbers of Monarchs with it. We continue to see them in between fronts nectaring in the gardens of Cape May. There are still quite a few individuals around that do not appear to be part of the migratory generation, but rather the summer generations whose males still aggressively patrol their own little patch of flowers and whose females still seek out milkweed to lay eggs. These adults will not make the long trip to Mexico, but rather will produce more who will. Now is a prime time to find monarch caterpillars (like the one in the photo).

Census Totals: Monarchs per hour

9-1: 49.09

9-2: 51.11

9-3: 27.06

9-4: 46.15

9-5: 62.14

9-6: 45.26

9-7: 18.55

Monarchs per hour for Week 1:_42.95

There are now Monarch interpretive displays at both CMBO Northwood Center and the Nature Center of Cape May, complete with live caterpillars!

It's shaping up to be a great year!

Hawk Watch Count 9/7/07

Observer: Jessie Barry

Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                0              0              0


Turkey Vulture               0              0              0
Osprey                       1            126            125
Bald Eagle                   1             18             18
Northern Harrier             0             39             39


Sharp-shinned Hawk           7            244            244
Cooper's Hawk                0             62             62
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              0              0


Broad-winged Hawk            0             10             10
Red-tailed Hawk              0             38             38
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0


American Kestrel             2            291            291
Merlin                       1             33             33
Peregrine Falcon             0             10             10
Unknown                      0              0              0



Total:                      12            871            871
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Hawk Watch Count 9/6/07

Observer: Jessie Barry

Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                0              0              0


Turkey Vulture               0              0              0
Osprey                       0            125            125
Bald Eagle                   0             17             17
Northern Harrier             0             39             39


Sharp-shinned Hawk          16            237            237
Cooper's Hawk                1             62             62
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              0              0


Broad-winged Hawk            0             10             10
Red-tailed Hawk              0             38             38
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0


American Kestrel             7            289            289
Merlin                       2             32             32
Peregrine Falcon             0             10             10
Unknown                      0              0              0



Total:                      26            859            859
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Morning Flight Count 9/6/07

Counter: Sam Galick

Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 4
Tennessee Warbler- 1
Cape May Warbler- 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 2
Black and White Warbler- 1
American Redstart- 13
Northern Waterthrush- 14
Warbler sp.- 3
Bobolink- 54
Baltimore Oriole- 9

Total birds: 102

Hawk Watch Count 9/5/07

Observer: Chris Brown

Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                0              0              0


Turkey Vulture               0              0              0
Osprey                       6            125            125
Bald Eagle                   1             17             17
Northern Harrier             9             39             39


Sharp-shinned Hawk          87            221            221
Cooper's Hawk               10             61             61
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              0              0


Broad-winged Hawk            1             10             10
Red-tailed Hawk              0             38             38
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0


American Kestrel            69            282            282
Merlin                      11             30             30
Peregrine Falcon             1             10             10
Unknown                      0              0              0



Total:                     195            833            833
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Morning Flight Count 9/5/07

Counter: Sam Galick

Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 3
Eastern Wood-Pewee- 2
Eastern Kingbird- 42
Red-eyed Vireo- 7
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 51
American Robin- 11
Northern Mockingbird-4
Cedar Waxwing- 50
Blue-winged Warbler- 1
Tennessee Warbler- 3
Northern Parula- 1
Yellow Warbler- 11
Chestnut-sided Warbler- 3
Cape May Warbler- 12
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 25
Black-throated Green Warbler- 3
Blackburnian Warbler- 2
Prairie Warbler- 7
Black and White Warbler- 14
American Redstart- 136
Ovenbird- 4
Northern Waterthrush- 31
Warbler sp.- 48
Bobolink- 442
Purple Finch- 1

Total birds: 914

Hawk Watch Count 9/4/07

Observer: Jessie Barry

Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                0              0              0


Turkey Vulture               0              0              0
Osprey                       7            119            119
Bald Eagle                   5             16             16
Northern Harrier             7             30             30


Sharp-shinned Hawk          88            134            134
Cooper's Hawk                5             51             51
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              0              0


Broad-winged Hawk            2              9              9
Red-tailed Hawk              0             38             38
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0


American Kestrel           115            213            213
Merlin                       3             19             19
Peregrine Falcon             0              9              9
Unknown                      0              0              0



Total:                     232            638            638
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Morning Flight Count 9/4/07

Counter: Sam Galick

Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 3
Eastern Kingbird- 41
Warbling Vireo- 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 6
American Robin- 7
Cedar Waxwing- 47
Yellow Warbler- 1
Cape May Warbler- 5
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 6
Black-throated Green Warbler- 2
Prairie Warbler- 1
American Redstart- 10
Northern Waterthrush- 6
Warbler sp.- 4
Blue Grosbeak- 1
Dickcissel- 2
Bobolink- 11
Baltimore Oriole- 6


Total birds: 160

Hawk Watch Count 9/3/07

Observer: Jessie Barry

Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                0              0              0


Turkey Vulture               0              0              0
Osprey                       0            112            112
Bald Eagle                   0             11             11
Northern Harrier             0             23             23


Sharp-shinned Hawk           3             46             46
Cooper's Hawk                2             46             46
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              0              0


Broad-winged Hawk            0              7              7
Red-tailed Hawk              0             38             38
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0


American Kestrel             6             98             98
Merlin                       2             16             16
Peregrine Falcon             1              9              9
Unknown                      0              0              0



Total:                      14            406            406
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Morning Flight Count 9/3/07

Counter: Sam Galick

Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 1
Eastern Kingbird- 4
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 1
American Robin- 2
Cedar Waxwing- 13
Northern Parula- 1
Cape May Warbler- 1
Blackburnian Warbler- 1
Black and White Warbler- 1
American Redstart- 6
Northern Waterthrush- 6
Warbler sp.- 4
Bobolink- 2
Baltimore Oriole- 2



Total birds: 47

Morning Flight Count 9/2/07

Counter: Sam Galick

Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 1
Eastern Kingbird- 27
Red-eyed Vireo- 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 34
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 2
American Robin- 3
Cedar Waxwing- 12
Northern Parula- 1
Yellow Warbler- 11
Chestnut-sided Warbler- 1
Magnolia Warbler-3
Cape May Warbler- 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler-7
Prairie Warbler- 1
Black and White Warbler- 6
American Redstart- 37
Ovenbird- 1
Northern Waterthrush- 27
Warbler sp.- 8
Blue Grosbeak- 4
Bobolink- 135
Baltimore Oriole- 23



Total birds: 347

Hawk Watch Count 9/2/07

Observer: Jessie Barry

Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                0              0              0


Turkey Vulture               0              0              0
Osprey                      16            112            112
Bald Eagle                   3             11             11
Northern Harrier            11             23             23


Sharp-shinned Hawk          18             43             43
Cooper's Hawk               17             44             44
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              0              0


Broad-winged Hawk            2              7              7
Red-tailed Hawk              4             38             38
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0


American Kestrel            29             92             92
Merlin                       3             14             14
Peregrine Falcon             4              8              8
Unknown                      0              0              0



Total:                      107           392            392
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Morning Flight Count 9/1/07

Counter: Sam Galick

Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee- 4
Eastern Kingbird- 216
Warbling Vireo- 1
Philadelphia Vireo- 1
Red-eyed Vireo- 9
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 79
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 2
American Robin- 3
Cedar Waxwing- 2
Blue-winged Warbler- 3
Tennessee Warbler- 1
Northern Parula- 9
Yellow Warbler- 9
Chestnut-sided Warbler- 5
Magnolia Warbler- 9
Cape May Warbler- 26
Black-throated Blue Warbler-102
Black-throated Green Warbler- 3
Pine Warbler- 1
Prairie Warbler- 4
Black and White Warbler- 20
American Redstart- 476
Ovenbird- 4
Northern Waterthrush- 26
Wilson's Warbler- 3
Canada Warbler- 1
Warbler sp.- 70
Rose-breasted Grosbeak- 1
Blue Grosbeak- 1
Dickcissel- 2
Bobolink- 107
Baltimore Oriole- 54

Louisiana Waterthrush- 1

Total birds: 1,256

Seasonal Counts to be posted here!

Watch this page as we add the counts for the 2007 Cape May Hawk watch, Morning Flight, Sea Watch and, the Monarch Monitoring Project.

Hawk Watch Count 9/1/07

Observer: Jessie Barry

Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0              0              0


Turkey Vulture               0              0              0
Osprey                      96             96             96
Bald Eagle                   8              8              8
Northern Harrier            12             12             12


Sharp-shinned Hawk          25             25             25
Cooper's Hawk               27             27             27
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              0              0


Broad-winged Hawk            5              5              5
Red-tailed Hawk             34             34             34
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0


American Kestrel            63             63             63
Merlin                      11             11             11
Peregrine Falcon             4              4              4
Unknown                      0              0              0



Total:                      285           285            285
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