Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 12 12
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 56 401 401
Bald Eagle 5 147 147
Northern Harrier 9 157 157
Sharp-shinned Hawk 463 3924 3924
Cooper's Hawk 232 1401 1401
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 3 9 9
Broad-winged Hawk 56 139 139
Red-tailed Hawk 18 91 91
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 84 2007 2007
Merlin 48 704 704
Peregrine Falcon 143 464 464
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 1 1
Mississippi Kite 0 1 1
Swainson's Hawk 1 2 2
Total: 1118 9460 9460
Hawk Watch Count 9-30-2008
Official Observer: Dan Berard
Sea Watch Count 9/30/08
Counter: Sean Fitzgerald
Brant - 14
Wood Duck - 14
American Wigeon - 1
American Black Duck - 8
Northern Pintail - 1
Green-winged Teal - 93
dabbler sp. - 24
Surf Scoter - 7
Black Scoter - 31
dark-winged scoter - 15
Common Loon - 4
Northern Gannet - 7
Brown Pelican - 1
Double-crested Cormorant - 906
Great Blue Heron - 15
Laughing Gull - 13
Common Tern - 68
Forster's Tern - 59
Black Skimmer - 13
Parasitic Jaeger - 2
Red Knot - 30
Killdeer - 1
Total: 1327
Monarch: 61
Non waterbirds of note: Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Yellow-throated Warbler, and Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Morning Flight 9-30-2008
Morning Flight: 5-10 NNW wind, clear conditions
Counter: Sam Galick
Red-bellied Woodpecker- 9
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker- 24
Northern Flicker- 590
Eastern Phoebe- 2
Red-eyed Vireo- 7
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 4
Golden-crowned Kinglet- 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet- 3
American Robin- 790
Cedar Waxwing- 18
Nashville Warbler- 5
Northern Parula- 65
Magnolia Warbler- 4
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 21
Yellow-rumped Warbler- 184
Black-throated Green Warbler- 2
Palm Warbler- 217
Blackpoll Warbler- 82
Black and White Warbler- 6
American Redstart- 6
Connecticut Warbler- 2
Warbler sp.- 481
Scarlet Tanager- 13
Savannah Sparrow- 4
Rose-breasted Grosbeak- 5
Blue Grosbeak- 3
Indigo Bunting- 17
Dickcissel- 3
Bobolink- 49
Baltimore Oriole- 6
Blue Jay- 37
Downy Woodpecker- 2
White-breasted Nuthatch- 1
Total Birds: 2664
Non Morning Flight birds: 1 Common Nighthawk, 1 Caspian Tern
Counter: Sam Galick
Red-bellied Woodpecker- 9
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker- 24
Northern Flicker- 590
Eastern Phoebe- 2
Red-eyed Vireo- 7
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 4
Golden-crowned Kinglet- 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet- 3
American Robin- 790
Cedar Waxwing- 18
Nashville Warbler- 5
Northern Parula- 65
Magnolia Warbler- 4
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 21
Yellow-rumped Warbler- 184
Black-throated Green Warbler- 2
Palm Warbler- 217
Blackpoll Warbler- 82
Black and White Warbler- 6
American Redstart- 6
Connecticut Warbler- 2
Warbler sp.- 481
Scarlet Tanager- 13
Savannah Sparrow- 4
Rose-breasted Grosbeak- 5
Blue Grosbeak- 3
Indigo Bunting- 17
Dickcissel- 3
Bobolink- 49
Baltimore Oriole- 6
Blue Jay- 37
Downy Woodpecker- 2
White-breasted Nuthatch- 1
Total Birds: 2664
Non Morning Flight birds: 1 Common Nighthawk, 1 Caspian Tern
Sea Watch Count 9/29/08
Counter: Sean Fitzgerald
American Black Duck - 2
Northern Pintail - 10
Green-winged Teal - 5
Surf Scoter - 4
Black Scoter - 9
Northern Gannet - 1
Brown Pelican - 9
Double-crested Cormorant - 1,068
Great Blue Heron - 2
Great Egret - 4
Snowy Egret - 9
Laughing Gull - 215
Common Tern - 6
Forster's Tern - 11
Black Skimmer - 90
Parasitic Jaeger - 2
jaeger sp. - 2
American Oystercatcher - 78
Total: 1,527
Monarch: 61
Hawk Watch Count 9-29-2008
Official Observer: Dan Berard
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 12 12
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 7 345 345
Bald Eagle 4 142 142
Northern Harrier 19 148 148
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1079 3461 3461
Cooper's Hawk 299 1169 1169
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 6 6
Broad-winged Hawk 25 83 83
Red-tailed Hawk 3 73 73
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 439 1923 1923
Merlin 68 656 656
Peregrine Falcon 71 321 321
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 1 1
Mississippi Kite 1 1 1
Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1
Total: 2017 8342 8342
Monarch Monitoring Project - 9/29/08
The Monarch Monitoring Project Presents:
The Insect of the Week!
Hello all! Here at the MMP we love insects. Aside from the fabulous and amazing monarch butterfly, there are so many other interesting insect residents and visitors here in Cape May. We thought it would be fun (and educational) to chose one insect every week to learn more about. All you amateur entomologists out there rejoice! Insects play such an important part in the environment around us. They are pollinators, decomposer, helpful predators, and even indicators of ecosystem health. Insects outnumber humans on this planet 200 million to 1! They deserve our respect and admiration. This is why we bring you the insect of the week:
Cloudless Sulfur (Phoebis sennae)Perhaps you have seen a big yellow butterfly cruising around Cape May? This is the Cloudless Sulfur! The picture above is a female cloudless sulfur. She can be distinguished from the male by the spots on her wings and the slight black/brown edging outlining the wings. Cloudless sulfurs prefer certain host plants, somewhat like the monarch butterfly. Depending on the region the host plant may be the partridge pea (Chamaecrista cinerea) or a type of senna (Senna sp.).
(Photo from Dale Clark of the Dallas Country Lepidopterists Society)
Larave of the cloudless sulfur can be green (as above) or yellow. Caterpillars will build a tent-like structure on it's host plant to hide from predators while they feed. The chrysalis of the cloudless sulfur is a pale green color similar to that of a monarch.
(Photo from Dale Clark of the Dallas Country Lepidopterists Society)
Cloudless sulfurs range from South America up to parts of Canada, but are most common in warmer areas. During summer months they will move northward in search of food sources and ideal reproduction habitat. Once the weather becomes colder Cloudless sulfurs return south. Those seen in Cape May now are moving through, much like the monarch (though they probably aren't going quite as far!). The best place to spot this wonderful butterfly is in open areas or fields when the sun is shining. Here is the taxonomic placement of the Cloudless sulfur:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Athropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera (butterflies/moths)
Family: Pieridae (sulfurs)
Genus: Phoebis
Species: Phoebis sennae
(Photo from Dale Clark of the Dallas Country Lepidopterists Society)Larave of the cloudless sulfur can be green (as above) or yellow. Caterpillars will build a tent-like structure on it's host plant to hide from predators while they feed. The chrysalis of the cloudless sulfur is a pale green color similar to that of a monarch.
(Photo from Dale Clark of the Dallas Country Lepidopterists Society)Cloudless sulfurs range from South America up to parts of Canada, but are most common in warmer areas. During summer months they will move northward in search of food sources and ideal reproduction habitat. Once the weather becomes colder Cloudless sulfurs return south. Those seen in Cape May now are moving through, much like the monarch (though they probably aren't going quite as far!). The best place to spot this wonderful butterfly is in open areas or fields when the sun is shining. Here is the taxonomic placement of the Cloudless sulfur:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Athropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera (butterflies/moths)
Family: Pieridae (sulfurs)
Genus: Phoebis
Species: Phoebis sennae
Morning Flight 9-29-2008
Morning Flight: 5-10 NNW wind, clear conditions
Counter: Sam Galick
Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker- 1
Northern Flicker- 4
Eastern Phoebe- 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet- 1
American Robin- 153
Cedar Waxwing- 31
Northern Parula- 66
Yellow Warbler- 1
Magnolia Warbler- 2
Cape May Warbler- 4
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 13
Black-throated Green Warbler- 6
Palm Warbler- 124
Bay-breasted Warbler- 2
Blackpoll Warbler- 48
"Baypoll" Warbler- 1
Black and White Warbler- 2
American Redstart- 9
Northern Waterthrush- 1
Warbler sp.- 484
Indigo Bunting- 1
Bobolink- 1
Eastern Meadowlark- 1
Spizella sp.- 1
Yellow-headed Blackbird- 1
Blue Jay- 365
Total Birds: 1326
Non Morning Flight birds: 1 Black Skimmer, 2 Northern Pintails
Counter: Sam Galick
Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker- 1
Northern Flicker- 4
Eastern Phoebe- 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet- 1
American Robin- 153
Cedar Waxwing- 31
Northern Parula- 66
Yellow Warbler- 1
Magnolia Warbler- 2
Cape May Warbler- 4
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 13
Black-throated Green Warbler- 6
Palm Warbler- 124
Bay-breasted Warbler- 2
Blackpoll Warbler- 48
"Baypoll" Warbler- 1
Black and White Warbler- 2
American Redstart- 9
Northern Waterthrush- 1
Warbler sp.- 484
Indigo Bunting- 1
Bobolink- 1
Eastern Meadowlark- 1
Spizella sp.- 1
Yellow-headed Blackbird- 1
Blue Jay- 365
Total Birds: 1326
Non Morning Flight birds: 1 Black Skimmer, 2 Northern Pintails
Sea Watch Count 9/28/08
Counter: Sean Fitzgerald
Surf Scoter - 1
Northern Gannet - 3
Brown Pelican - 18
Double-crested Cormorant - 20
Great Blue Heron - 1
Great Egret - 9
Snowy Egret - 116
Little Blue Heron - 7
Tricolored Heron - 3
Glossy Ibis - 8
Common Tern - 7
Forster's Tern - 2
Black Skimmer - 9
Parasitic Jaeger - 1
jaeger sp. - 2
Total: 207
Monarch - 24
Hawk Watch Count 9-28-2008
Official Observer: Seth Cutright
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 12 12
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 10 338 338
Bald Eagle 2 138 138
Northern Harrier 3 129 129
Sharp-shinned Hawk 46 2382 2382
Cooper's Hawk 8 870 870
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 4 4
Broad-winged Hawk 1 58 58
Red-tailed Hawk 0 70 70
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 1484 1484
Merlin 7 588 588
Peregrine Falcon 21 250 250
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 1 1
Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1
Total: 98 6325 6325
Morning Flight 9-28-2008
Morning Flight: 0-5 SSW wind, foggy conditions
Counter: Sam Galick
Red-eyed Vireo- 1
Northern Parula- 1
Yellow Warbler- 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 1
Blackpoll Warbler- 2
Black and White Warbler- 1
American Redstart- 2
Warbler sp.- 2
Dickcissel- 1
Baltimore Oriole- 10
Yellow-throated Warbler- 1
Lark Sparrow- 1
Total Birds: 24
Non Morning Flight birds: 11 Black Skimmers, 4 Caspian Terns
Counter: Sam Galick
Red-eyed Vireo- 1
Northern Parula- 1
Yellow Warbler- 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 1
Blackpoll Warbler- 2
Black and White Warbler- 1
American Redstart- 2
Warbler sp.- 2
Dickcissel- 1
Baltimore Oriole- 10
Yellow-throated Warbler- 1
Lark Sparrow- 1
Total Birds: 24
Non Morning Flight birds: 11 Black Skimmers, 4 Caspian Terns
Sea Watch Count 9/27/08
Counter: Sean Fitzgerald
Black Scoter - 1
dark-winged scoter - 1
Northern Gannet - 2
Brown Pelican - 17
Double-crested Cormorant - 35
Laughing Gull - 34
Common Tern - 1
Forster's Tern - 13
Parasitic Jaeger - 3
Total: 107
Monarch - 5
Hawk Watch Count 9-27-2008
Official Observer: Seth Cutright
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 12 12
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 3 328 328
Bald Eagle 2 136 136
Northern Harrier 4 126 126
Sharp-shinned Hawk 106 2336 2336
Cooper's Hawk 18 862 862
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 4 4
Broad-winged Hawk 3 57 57
Red-tailed Hawk 2 70 70
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 3 1484 1484
Merlin 3 581 581
Peregrine Falcon 17 229 229
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 1 1
Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1
Total: 161 6227 6227
Morning Flight 9-27-2008
Morning Flight: 0-5 SE wind, clear conditions
Counter: Dan Berard
American Robin- 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 2
Palm Warbler- 2
American Redstart- 1
Total Birds: 6
Counter: Dan Berard
American Robin- 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 2
Palm Warbler- 2
American Redstart- 1
Total Birds: 6
Sea Watch Count 9/26/08
Counter: Sean Fitzgerald
Canada Goose - 1
Common Loon - 2
Northern Gannet - 8
Brown Pelican - 2
Double-crested Cormorant - 6
Laughing Gull - 70
Common Tern - 1
Forster's Tern - 4
sterna sp. - 9
sterna sp. - 9
jaeger sp. - 1
Greater Yellowlegs - 2
Leach's Storm Petrel* - 1
Total: 109
*Note: The Leach's Storm Petrel was seen at close range by Jon Kauffman and I at 3:50 PM. A full write up has been written for the NJ records committee to review.
Hawk Watch Count 9-26-2008
Official Observer: Seth Cutright
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 12 12
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 0 325 325
Bald Eagle 0 134 134
Northern Harrier 5 122 122
Sharp-shinned Hawk 30 2230 2230
Cooper's Hawk 5 844 844
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 4 4
Broad-winged Hawk 0 54 54
Red-tailed Hawk 0 68 68
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 4 1481 1481
Merlin 43 578 578
Peregrine Falcon 38 212 212
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 1 1
Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1
Total: 125 6066 6066
Monarch Monitoring Project - 9/26/08
Greetings all! As you may have noticed (at least those who live in Cape May), we are still waiting for that big monarch flight. Last week we averaged 28.18 monarchs/hour. This number is significantly lower than the average from this time last year. So far, the numbers for this week have been low as well. It's hard to predict what will happen for the rest of migration season here in Cape May, but we will all have to keep our fingers crossed (and hope for NW winds!).
In the meantime however, the Monarch Monitoring Project is still plugging away. We are working hard to find and tag every monarch that comes through Cape May! Maybe you have questions about the tagging process? Perhaps you just want to learn more about the wonderful monarch? Then by all means come on down to the:
In the meantime however, the Monarch Monitoring Project is still plugging away. We are working hard to find and tag every monarch that comes through Cape May! Maybe you have questions about the tagging process? Perhaps you just want to learn more about the wonderful monarch? Then by all means come on down to the:
Monarch Tagging Demo!
Every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 2pm you can join members of the MMP at the picnic table pavilion in Cape May Point State Park. There will be a short presentation about the ecology, migration, and importance of the monarch butterfly. You can get your monarch questions answered by the experts! After the talk you can participate in a very cool tagging demonstration where we will show you the ins and outs of tagging monarchs. If you're lucky you can even let one go and wish it luck on its long journey to Mexico!
So come and join us! Remember, the demo is every day except Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2pm by the picnic tables next to the Hawkwatch platform.
Thanks Michael O'Brien and Dan Berard for the pictures!
Every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 2pm you can join members of the MMP at the picnic table pavilion in Cape May Point State Park. There will be a short presentation about the ecology, migration, and importance of the monarch butterfly. You can get your monarch questions answered by the experts! After the talk you can participate in a very cool tagging demonstration where we will show you the ins and outs of tagging monarchs. If you're lucky you can even let one go and wish it luck on its long journey to Mexico!
So come and join us! Remember, the demo is every day except Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2pm by the picnic tables next to the Hawkwatch platform.
Thanks Michael O'Brien and Dan Berard for the pictures!
Morning Flight 9-26-2008
Morning Flight: 10-15 NE wind, foggy conditions
Counter: Dan Berard
Total Birds: 0
Counter: Dan Berard
Total Birds: 0
Hawk Watch Count 9-25-2008
Official Observer: Seth Cutright
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 12 12
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 1 325 325
Bald Eagle 0 134 134
Northern Harrier 4 117 117
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 2200 2200
Cooper's Hawk 1 839 839
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 4 4
Broad-winged Hawk 0 54 54
Red-tailed Hawk 0 68 68
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 4 1477 1477
Merlin 45 535 535
Peregrine Falcon 31 174 174
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 1 1
Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1
Total: 88 5941 5941
Morning Flight 9-25-2008
Morning Flight: 25-35 NE wind, clear conditions
Counter: Sam Galick
Northern Parula- 1
Black-and-White Warbler- 1
Northern Waterthrush- 1
Warbler sp. - 12
Total Birds: 15
Non Morning Flight birds: 1 Common Loon, 1 Parasitic Jaeger
Counter: Sam Galick
Northern Parula- 1
Black-and-White Warbler- 1
Northern Waterthrush- 1
Warbler sp. - 12
Total Birds: 15
Non Morning Flight birds: 1 Common Loon, 1 Parasitic Jaeger
Hawk Watch Count 9-24-2008
Official Observer: Seth Cutright
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 12 12
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 5 324 324
Bald Eagle 4 134 134
Northern Harrier 9 113 113
Sharp-shinned Hawk 263 2198 2198
Cooper's Hawk 56 838 838
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 4 4
Broad-winged Hawk 8 54 54
Red-tailed Hawk 3 68 68
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 96 1473 1473
Merlin 40 490 490
Peregrine Falcon 8 143 143
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 1 1
Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1
Total: 492 5853 5853
Morning Flight 9-24-2008
Morning Flight: 10-15 NE wind, clear conditions
Counter: Sam Galick
Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker- 1
Northern Flicker- 23
Red-eyed Vireo- 3
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 2
American Robin- 816
Cedar Waxwing- 32
Northern Parula- 57
Yellow Warbler- 1
Black-throated Green Warbler- 3
Palm Warbler- 20
Blackpoll Warbler- 24
Black-and-White Warbler- 6
American Redstart- 10
Northern Waterthrush- 3
Connecticut Warbler- 1
Warbler sp. - 165
Baltimore Oriole- 1
Summer Tanager- 1
Total Birds: 1171
Non Morning Flight birds: 1 Common Loon, 4 Black Scoter, 3 Surf Scoter, 4 Black-bellied Plover
Counter: Sam Galick
Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker- 1
Northern Flicker- 23
Red-eyed Vireo- 3
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 2
American Robin- 816
Cedar Waxwing- 32
Northern Parula- 57
Yellow Warbler- 1
Black-throated Green Warbler- 3
Palm Warbler- 20
Blackpoll Warbler- 24
Black-and-White Warbler- 6
American Redstart- 10
Northern Waterthrush- 3
Connecticut Warbler- 1
Warbler sp. - 165
Baltimore Oriole- 1
Summer Tanager- 1
Total Birds: 1171
Non Morning Flight birds: 1 Common Loon, 4 Black Scoter, 3 Surf Scoter, 4 Black-bellied Plover
Sea Watch Count 9/23/08
Counter: Sean Fitzgerald
Mallard - 1
Green-winged Teal - 4
teal sp. - 3
dabbler sp. - 1
Surf Scoter - 2
Black Scoter - 20
dark-winged scoter - 17
unidentified scoter - 6
duck sp. - 3
Common Loon - 4
Brown Pelican - 1
Doubler-crested Cormorant - 818
Great Blue Heron - 15
Laughing Gull - 18
Common Tern - 13
jaeger sp. - 2
American Oystercatcher - 6
Total: 934
Monarch - 2
Hawk Watch Count 9-23-2008
Official Observer: Dan Berard
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 12 12
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 0 319 319
Bald Eagle 7 130 130
Northern Harrier 5 104 104
Sharp-shinned Hawk 297 1935 1935
Cooper's Hawk 80 782 782
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 4 4
Broad-winged Hawk 2 46 46
Red-tailed Hawk 2 65 65
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 139 1377 1377
Merlin 43 450 450
Peregrine Falcon 6 135 135
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 1 1
Swainson's Hawk 1 1 1
Total: 582 5361 5361
Morning Flight 9-23-2008
Morning Flight: 10-15 NE wind, clear conditions
Counter: Sam Galick
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker- 1
Northern Flicker- 7
Eastern Wood-Pewee- 1
Red-eyed Vireo- 5
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 4
American Robin- 69
Northern Mockingbird- 2
American Pipit- 2
Cedar Waxwing- 63
Northern Parula- 161
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 9
Black-throated Green Warbler- 1
Blackburnian Warbler- 1
Palm Warbler- 28
Blackpoll Warbler- 40
"Baypoll" Warbler- 4
Black-and-White Warbler- 25
American Redstart- 48
Ovenbird- 1
Northern Waterthrush- 5
Warbler sp. - 223
Rose-breasted Grosbeak- 2
Indigo Bunting- 11
Bobolink- 30
Total Birds: 753
Non Morning Flight birds: 2 Caspian Terns, 1 Philadelphia Vireo
Counter: Sam Galick
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker- 1
Northern Flicker- 7
Eastern Wood-Pewee- 1
Red-eyed Vireo- 5
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 4
American Robin- 69
Northern Mockingbird- 2
American Pipit- 2
Cedar Waxwing- 63
Northern Parula- 161
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 9
Black-throated Green Warbler- 1
Blackburnian Warbler- 1
Palm Warbler- 28
Blackpoll Warbler- 40
"Baypoll" Warbler- 4
Black-and-White Warbler- 25
American Redstart- 48
Ovenbird- 1
Northern Waterthrush- 5
Warbler sp. - 223
Rose-breasted Grosbeak- 2
Indigo Bunting- 11
Bobolink- 30
Total Birds: 753
Non Morning Flight birds: 2 Caspian Terns, 1 Philadelphia Vireo
Sea Watch Count 9/22/08
Counter: Sean Fitzgerald
Blue-winged Teal - 3
Green-winged Teal - 27
dabbler sp. - 8
Surf Scoter - 11
Brown Pelican - 7
Double-crested Cormorant - 171
Great Blue Heron - 6
Snowy Egret - 25
Laughing Gull - 29
Gull-billed Tern - 1
Common Tern - 23
American Oystercatcher - 2
Total: 314
Monarch - 10
Monarch Monitoring Project - 9/22/08
Hello all! Good news from the CMBO Northwoods center: We have a CHRYSALIS! One of the larger caterpillars began the process yesterday by attaching himself to the top of the tank :
In just a few short hours a full beautiful monarch chrysalis was formed!
In about twelve days from now (give or take) there will be a new monarch butterfly! To see this fabulous example of monarch metamorphosis check out the display and tanks at the Northwoods center. To give you guys a full (and much better photographed) example of all four stages of monarch life I turn to Michael O'Brien:
Egg Stage
Early Instar Caterpillar
Late Instar Caterpillar
About to form a chrysalis!
Chrysalis
MONARCH! (tagged and ready to go!)
That's all for now keep checking back! I will have updates about recent monarch numbers and when possible large flights will happen.
In just a few short hours a full beautiful monarch chrysalis was formed!
Egg Stage
Early Instar Caterpillar
Late Instar Caterpillar
About to form a chrysalis!
Chrysalis
MONARCH! (tagged and ready to go!)That's all for now keep checking back! I will have updates about recent monarch numbers and when possible large flights will happen.
Hawk Watch Count 9-22-2008
Official Observer: Dan Berard
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 12 12
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 46 319 319
Bald Eagle 15 123 123
Northern Harrier 12 99 99
Sharp-shinned Hawk 408 1638 1638
Cooper's Hawk 168 702 702
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 4 4
Broad-winged Hawk 8 44 44
Red-tailed Hawk 5 63 63
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 179 1238 1238
Merlin 53 407 407
Peregrine Falcon 31 129 129
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 1 1
Total: 925 4779 4779
Morning Flight 9-22-2008
Morning Flight: 0-5 NE wind, clear conditions
Counter: Sam Galick
Northern Flicker- 10
Red-eyed Vireo- 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 5
American Robin- 9
Northern Mockingbird- 1
Cedar Waxwing- 66
Nashville Warbler- 1
Northern Parula- 93
Yellow Warbler- 1
Magnolia Warbler- 1
Cape May Warbler- 6
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 24
Yellow-rumped Warbler- 2
Black-throated Green Warbler- 3
Palm Warbler- 46
Blackpoll Warbler- 26
"Baypoll" Warbler- 43
Black-and-White Warbler- 8
American Redstart- 25
Northern Waterthrush- 4
Warbler sp. - 164
Rose-breasted Grosbeak- 2
Indigo Bunting- 1
Bobolink- 31
Total Birds: 575
Non Morning Flight birds: 1 Caspian Tern, 1 Philadelphia Vireo, 1 Parasitic Jaeger
Counter: Sam Galick
Northern Flicker- 10
Red-eyed Vireo- 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 5
American Robin- 9
Northern Mockingbird- 1
Cedar Waxwing- 66
Nashville Warbler- 1
Northern Parula- 93
Yellow Warbler- 1
Magnolia Warbler- 1
Cape May Warbler- 6
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 24
Yellow-rumped Warbler- 2
Black-throated Green Warbler- 3
Palm Warbler- 46
Blackpoll Warbler- 26
"Baypoll" Warbler- 43
Black-and-White Warbler- 8
American Redstart- 25
Northern Waterthrush- 4
Warbler sp. - 164
Rose-breasted Grosbeak- 2
Indigo Bunting- 1
Bobolink- 31
Total Birds: 575
Non Morning Flight birds: 1 Caspian Tern, 1 Philadelphia Vireo, 1 Parasitic Jaeger
Hawk Watch Count 9-21-2008
Official Observer: Seth Cutright
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 12 12
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 10 273 273
Bald Eagle 9 108 108
Northern Harrier 5 87 87
Sharp-shinned Hawk 185 1230 1230
Cooper's Hawk 93 534 534
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 4 4
Broad-winged Hawk 4 36 36
Red-tailed Hawk 4 58 58
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 89 1059 1059
Merlin 14 354 354
Peregrine Falcon 8 98 98
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 1 1
Total: 421 3854 3854
Morning Flight 9-21-2008
Morning Flight: 0-5 NE wind, clear conditions
Counter: Sam Galick
Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 1
Northern Flicker- 1
Eastern Phoebe- 1
Red-eyed Vireo- 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 10
American Robin- 143
Cedar Waxwing- 19
Nashville Warbler- 1
Northern Parula- 35
Yellow Warbler- 3
Magnolia Warbler- 1
Cape May Warbler- 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 7
Yellow-rumped Warbler- 4
Black-throated Green Warbler- 1
Palm Warbler- 10
Blackpoll Warbler- 17
Black-and-White Warbler- 4
American Redstart- 9
Northern Waterthrush- 5
Wilson's Warbler- 1
Warbler sp. - 41
Rose-breasted Grosbeak- 1
Indigo Bunting- 2
Dickcissel- 1
Bobolink- 3
Total Birds: 323
Non Morning Flight birds: 3 Cliff Swallows, 1 Common Loon
Counter: Sam Galick
Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 1
Northern Flicker- 1
Eastern Phoebe- 1
Red-eyed Vireo- 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 10
American Robin- 143
Cedar Waxwing- 19
Nashville Warbler- 1
Northern Parula- 35
Yellow Warbler- 3
Magnolia Warbler- 1
Cape May Warbler- 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 7
Yellow-rumped Warbler- 4
Black-throated Green Warbler- 1
Palm Warbler- 10
Blackpoll Warbler- 17
Black-and-White Warbler- 4
American Redstart- 9
Northern Waterthrush- 5
Wilson's Warbler- 1
Warbler sp. - 41
Rose-breasted Grosbeak- 1
Indigo Bunting- 2
Dickcissel- 1
Bobolink- 3
Total Birds: 323
Non Morning Flight birds: 3 Cliff Swallows, 1 Common Loon
Hawk Watch Count 9-20-2008
Official Observer: Seth Cutright
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 12 12
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 11 263 263
Bald Eagle 6 99 99
Northern Harrier 2 82 82
Sharp-shinned Hawk 99 1045 1045
Cooper's Hawk 40 441 441
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 4 4
Broad-winged Hawk 1 32 32
Red-tailed Hawk 3 54 54
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 47 970 970
Merlin 36 340 340
Peregrine Falcon 4 90 90
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 1 1
Total: 249 3433 3433
Morning Flight 9-20-2008
Morning Flight: 0-5 NE wind, clear conditions
Counter: Sam Galick
Red-bellied Woodpecker- 2
Northern Flicker- 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 1
American Robin- 35
Cedar Waxwing- 1
Northern Parula- 29
Yellow Warbler- 2
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 2
Palm Warbler- 5
Blackpoll Warbler- 1
Black-and-White Warbler- 3
American Redstart- 30
Wilson's Warbler- 1
Warbler sp. - 16
Indigo Bunting- 3
Bobolink- 5
Purple Finch- 1
Total Birds: 140
Counter: Sam Galick
Red-bellied Woodpecker- 2
Northern Flicker- 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 1
American Robin- 35
Cedar Waxwing- 1
Northern Parula- 29
Yellow Warbler- 2
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 2
Palm Warbler- 5
Blackpoll Warbler- 1
Black-and-White Warbler- 3
American Redstart- 30
Wilson's Warbler- 1
Warbler sp. - 16
Indigo Bunting- 3
Bobolink- 5
Purple Finch- 1
Total Birds: 140
Hawk Watch Count 9-19-2008
Official Observer: Seth Cutright
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 12 12
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 39 252 252
Bald Eagle 6 93 93
Northern Harrier 8 80 80
Sharp-shinned Hawk 107 946 946
Cooper's Hawk 34 401 401
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 4 4
Broad-winged Hawk 1 31 31
Red-tailed Hawk 2 51 51
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 86 923 923
Merlin 60 304 304
Peregrine Falcon 4 86 86
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 1 1
Total: 347 3184 3184
Monarch Monitoring Project - 9/19/08
Yesterday was a great day for monarchs!! (Finally!) With the help of skilled butterfly catcher Sam Galick (AKA the morning flight counter), I was able to tag and measure over 50 monarchs!! Indeed it was very satisfying, but monarchs were not the only insect in abundance at Cape May yesterday. It was a veritable...
(Carolina Saddlebags)
Anyone visiting the hawk watch platform yesterday noticed a little more than just hawks. Literally thousands of dragonflies filled the air in an amazing display of mass insect migration. Naturalist/artist/bird guru/dragonfly photographer Michael O'Brien took on the immense challenge of trying to count them all. He proceeded to do four 5-minute point counts on a transect across Cape May Point from Lighthouse Avenue to the dunes at Coral Avenue. Here is what he counted:
Common Green Darner - 4820
Swamp Darner - 2
Calico Pennant - 1
Eastern Pondhawk - 2
Twelve-spotted Skimmer - 1
Blue Dasher - 3
Wandering Glider - 17
Spot-winged Glider - 7
Pantala (glider) sp. - 52
Blue-faced Meadowhawk - 2
Carolina Saddlebags - 32
Black Saddlebags - 45
Tramea (saddlebags) sp. - 45
TOTAL = 5029
Although Michael didn't do his count until around 1 p.m. (a bit after peak dragonfly flight), the numbers still work out to roughly
Dragonfly-palooza!!
(Carolina Saddlebags)Anyone visiting the hawk watch platform yesterday noticed a little more than just hawks. Literally thousands of dragonflies filled the air in an amazing display of mass insect migration. Naturalist/artist/bird guru/dragonfly photographer Michael O'Brien took on the immense challenge of trying to count them all. He proceeded to do four 5-minute point counts on a transect across Cape May Point from Lighthouse Avenue to the dunes at Coral Avenue. Here is what he counted:
Common Green Darner - 4820
Swamp Darner - 2
Calico Pennant - 1
Eastern Pondhawk - 2
Twelve-spotted Skimmer - 1
Blue Dasher - 3
Wandering Glider - 17
Spot-winged Glider - 7
Pantala (glider) sp. - 52
Blue-faced Meadowhawk - 2
Carolina Saddlebags - 32
Black Saddlebags - 45
Tramea (saddlebags) sp. - 45
TOTAL = 5029
Although Michael didn't do his count until around 1 p.m. (a bit after peak dragonfly flight), the numbers still work out to roughly
15,000 dragonflies/hour!!
(Green Darner)
That's a lot of dragonflies!
Thanks to Michael O'Brien for his always awesome pictures and for his dragonfly census information!
(Green Darner)That's a lot of dragonflies!
Thanks to Michael O'Brien for his always awesome pictures and for his dragonfly census information!
Morning Flight 9-19-2008
Morning Flight: 10-30 NE wind, clear conditions
Counter: Sam Galick
Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker- 2
Northern Flicker- 7
Red-eyed Vireo- 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 13
American Robin- 16
Northern Mockingbird- 1
Cedar Waxwing- 127
Northern Parula- 68
Yellow Warbler- 3
Chestnut-sided Warbler- 1
Cape May Warbler- 4
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 8
Black-throated Green Warbler- 2
Blackburnian Warbler- 1
Palm Warbler- 85
Blackpoll Warbler- 4
Black-and-White Warbler- 9
American Redstart- 43
Northern Waterthrush- 7
Warbler sp. - 325
Chipping Sparrow- 1
Savannah Sparrow- 4
Indigo Bunting- 7
Dickcissel- 1
Bobolink- 92
Total Birds: 835
Counter: Sam Galick
Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker- 2
Northern Flicker- 7
Red-eyed Vireo- 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 13
American Robin- 16
Northern Mockingbird- 1
Cedar Waxwing- 127
Northern Parula- 68
Yellow Warbler- 3
Chestnut-sided Warbler- 1
Cape May Warbler- 4
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 8
Black-throated Green Warbler- 2
Blackburnian Warbler- 1
Palm Warbler- 85
Blackpoll Warbler- 4
Black-and-White Warbler- 9
American Redstart- 43
Northern Waterthrush- 7
Warbler sp. - 325
Chipping Sparrow- 1
Savannah Sparrow- 4
Indigo Bunting- 7
Dickcissel- 1
Bobolink- 92
Total Birds: 835
Morning Flight 9-18-2008
Morning Flight: 5-10 NE wind, clear conditions
Counter: Sam Galick
Red-bellied Woodpecker- 1
Northern Flicker- 13
Eastern Wood-Pewee- 3
Eastern Phoebe- 1
Eastern Kingbird- 2
Red-eyed Vireo- 6
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet- 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 18
American Robin- 26
American Pipit- 1
Cedar Waxwing- 122
Tennessee Warbler- 1
Nashville Warbler- 1
Northern Parula- 36
Yellow Warbler- 2
Magnolia Warbler- 6
Cape May Warbler- 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 4
Black-throated Green Warbler- 11
Prairie Warbler- 1
Palm Warbler- 41
Bay-breasted Warbler- 3
Black-and-White Warbler- 6
American Redstart- 47
Northern Waterthrush- 10
Warbler sp. - 65
Indigo Bunting- 2
Dickcissel- 1
Bobolink- 41
Baltimore Oriole- 2
Yellow-throated Warbler- 1
Total Birds: 477
Counter: Sam Galick
Red-bellied Woodpecker- 1
Northern Flicker- 13
Eastern Wood-Pewee- 3
Eastern Phoebe- 1
Eastern Kingbird- 2
Red-eyed Vireo- 6
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet- 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 18
American Robin- 26
American Pipit- 1
Cedar Waxwing- 122
Tennessee Warbler- 1
Nashville Warbler- 1
Northern Parula- 36
Yellow Warbler- 2
Magnolia Warbler- 6
Cape May Warbler- 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 4
Black-throated Green Warbler- 11
Prairie Warbler- 1
Palm Warbler- 41
Bay-breasted Warbler- 3
Black-and-White Warbler- 6
American Redstart- 47
Northern Waterthrush- 10
Warbler sp. - 65
Indigo Bunting- 2
Dickcissel- 1
Bobolink- 41
Baltimore Oriole- 2
Yellow-throated Warbler- 1
Total Birds: 477
Hawk Watch Count 9-18-2008
Official Observer: Seth Cutright
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 12 12 12
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 36 213 213
Bald Eagle 18 87 87
Northern Harrier 6 72 72
Sharp-shinned Hawk 151 839 839
Cooper's Hawk 73 367 367
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 4 4
Broad-winged Hawk 4 30 30
Red-tailed Hawk 13 49 49
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 94 837 837
Merlin 52 244 244
Peregrine Falcon 16 82 82
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 1 1
Total: 477 2837 2837
Hawk Watch Count 9-17-2008
Official Observer: Seth Cutright
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 34 177 177
Bald Eagle 17 69 69
Northern Harrier 18 66 66
Sharp-shinned Hawk 232 688 688
Cooper's Hawk 79 294 294
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 2 2
Broad-winged Hawk 14 26 26
Red-tailed Hawk 16 36 36
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 85 743 743
Merlin 41 192 192
Peregrine Falcon 19 66 66
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 1 1
Total: 556 2360 2360
Morning Flight 9-17-2008
Morning Flight: 5-10 N wind, clear conditions
Counter: Sam Galick
Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker- 1
Northern Flicker- 27
Eastern Wood-Pewee- 1
Eastern Phoebe- 1
Eastern Kingbird- 4
Red-eyed Vireo- 13
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 2
American Robin- 1
Northern Mockingbird- 1
Cedar Waxwing- 113
Nashville Warbler- 1
Northern Parula- 44
Yellow Warbler- 1
Magnolia Warbler- 4
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 8
Palm Warbler- 26
Blackpoll Warbler- 3
Black-and-White Warbler- 12
American Redstart- 58
Ovenbird- 2
Northern Waterthrush- 11
Connecticut Warbler- 1
Warbler sp. - 72
Chipping Sparrow- 3
Indigo Bunting- 2
Bobolink- 45
Baltimore Oriole- 12
Total Birds: 470
Counter: Sam Galick
Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker- 1
Northern Flicker- 27
Eastern Wood-Pewee- 1
Eastern Phoebe- 1
Eastern Kingbird- 4
Red-eyed Vireo- 13
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 2
American Robin- 1
Northern Mockingbird- 1
Cedar Waxwing- 113
Nashville Warbler- 1
Northern Parula- 44
Yellow Warbler- 1
Magnolia Warbler- 4
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 8
Palm Warbler- 26
Blackpoll Warbler- 3
Black-and-White Warbler- 12
American Redstart- 58
Ovenbird- 2
Northern Waterthrush- 11
Connecticut Warbler- 1
Warbler sp. - 72
Chipping Sparrow- 3
Indigo Bunting- 2
Bobolink- 45
Baltimore Oriole- 12
Total Birds: 470
Hawk Watch Count 9-16-2008
Official Observer: Dan Berard
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 7 143 143
Bald Eagle 12 52 52
Northern Harrier 6 48 48
Sharp-shinned Hawk 79 456 456
Cooper's Hawk 34 215 215
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1
Broad-winged Hawk 4 12 12
Red-tailed Hawk 7 20 20
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 124 658 658
Merlin 23 151 151
Peregrine Falcon 6 47 47
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 1 1
Total: 302 1804 1804
Monarch Monitoring Project - 9/16/08
It has been another exciting week here at the Monarch Monitoring Project! Although monarch numbers were actually lower than last week (see below), auspicious wind changes yesterday brought new hope to monarch scientists and fans alike.
Week 1: An average of 14.02 monarchs/hour
Week 2: An average of 5.97 monarchs/hour
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Cumulative Average for Weeks 1 & 2: 10.16 monarchs/hour
Week 1: An average of 14.02 monarchs/hour
Week 2: An average of 5.97 monarchs/hour
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Cumulative Average for Weeks 1 & 2: 10.16 monarchs/hour
We have to keep our fingers crossed that more monarchs will come our way soon. In the meantime however, the monarchs that are in Cape May have been busy! Multiple monarch eggs were found this week on the underside of tropical milkweed (Asclepias curassavica) leaves.
These eggs are very small and one must look carefully to find them. I, and former monarch intern Bradly Smith, were lucky enough to find two for the MMP's display at the Cape May Bird Observatory's Northwoods Center. After watching a female monarch lay two precious eggs, we cut the plant and rushed to the Northwoods Center to set up a tank. Three days later two tiny little monarch caterpillars hatched! Look below to see a picture of one of our little monarch caterpillars!
This little guy is only one day old in this picture. It's hard to tell but he is already hungrily munching away at the milkweed leaf. Soon enough our caterpillars will grow much larger and develop the bright coloration that is associated with monarch larvae. On this blog I will keep giving updates on the status of our caterpillars, so check back often! You can also visit them yourself at the Northwoods Center located on East Lake Drive right off of Lighthouse Avenue in Cape May Point.
That's all for now, keep trimming those butterfly bushes and wishing for monarchs! Hopefully they will be in Cape May, soon enough!
This little guy is only one day old in this picture. It's hard to tell but he is already hungrily munching away at the milkweed leaf. Soon enough our caterpillars will grow much larger and develop the bright coloration that is associated with monarch larvae. On this blog I will keep giving updates on the status of our caterpillars, so check back often! You can also visit them yourself at the Northwoods Center located on East Lake Drive right off of Lighthouse Avenue in Cape May Point. That's all for now, keep trimming those butterfly bushes and wishing for monarchs! Hopefully they will be in Cape May, soon enough!
Morning Flight 9-16-2008
Morning Flight: 5-10 N wind, clear conditions
Counter: Sam Galick
Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 1
Northern Flicker- 8
Empidonax sp.- 1
Eastern Kingbird- 18
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 1
Red-eyed Vireo- 13
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 9
American Robin- 44
Cedar Waxwing- 278
Nashville Warbler- 1
Northern Parula- 125
Yellow Warbler- 3
Chestnut-sided Warbler- 4
Magnolia Warbler- 7
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 59
Yellow-rumped Warbler- 2
Black-throated Green Warbler- 5
Blackburnian Warbler- 4
Prairie Warbler- 1
Palm Warbler- 4
Bay-breasted Warbler- 1
Blackpoll Warbler- 6
"Baypoll" Warbler- 2
Black-and-White Warbler- 4
American Redstart- 311
Ovenbird- 2
Northern Waterthrush- 13
Warbler sp. - 183
Scarlet Tanager- 13
Rose-breasted Grosbeak- 3
Indigo Bunting- 11
Bobolink- 96
Baltimore Oriole- 12
Hooded Warbler- 1
Total Birds: 1243
Counter: Sam Galick
Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 1
Northern Flicker- 8
Empidonax sp.- 1
Eastern Kingbird- 18
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 1
Red-eyed Vireo- 13
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 9
American Robin- 44
Cedar Waxwing- 278
Nashville Warbler- 1
Northern Parula- 125
Yellow Warbler- 3
Chestnut-sided Warbler- 4
Magnolia Warbler- 7
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 59
Yellow-rumped Warbler- 2
Black-throated Green Warbler- 5
Blackburnian Warbler- 4
Prairie Warbler- 1
Palm Warbler- 4
Bay-breasted Warbler- 1
Blackpoll Warbler- 6
"Baypoll" Warbler- 2
Black-and-White Warbler- 4
American Redstart- 311
Ovenbird- 2
Northern Waterthrush- 13
Warbler sp. - 183
Scarlet Tanager- 13
Rose-breasted Grosbeak- 3
Indigo Bunting- 11
Bobolink- 96
Baltimore Oriole- 12
Hooded Warbler- 1
Total Birds: 1243
Hawk Watch Count 9-15-2008
Official Observer: Dan Berard
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 24 136 136
Bald Eagle 19 40 40
Northern Harrier 12 42 42
Sharp-shinned Hawk 186 377 377
Cooper's Hawk 101 181 181
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1
Broad-winged Hawk 3 8 8
Red-tailed Hawk 4 13 13
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 324 534 534
Merlin 31 128 128
Peregrine Falcon 3 41 41
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 1 1
Total: 707 1502 1502
Morning Flight 9-15-2008
Morning Flight: 5-15 W wind, clear conditions
Counter: Sam Galick
Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 1
Northern Flicker- 2
Red-eyed Vireo- 13
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 2
American Robin- 2
Cedar Waxwing- 56
Northern Parula- 23
Magnolia Warbler- 2
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 15
Palm Warbler- 13
American Redstart- 51
Northern Waterthrush- 10
Warbler sp. - 123
Dickcissel- 3
Bobolink- 48
Total Birds: 364
Counter: Sam Galick
Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 1
Northern Flicker- 2
Red-eyed Vireo- 13
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 2
American Robin- 2
Cedar Waxwing- 56
Northern Parula- 23
Magnolia Warbler- 2
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 15
Palm Warbler- 13
American Redstart- 51
Northern Waterthrush- 10
Warbler sp. - 123
Dickcissel- 3
Bobolink- 48
Total Birds: 364
Hawk Watch Count 9-14-2008
Official Observer: Seth Cutright
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 4 112 112
Bald Eagle 0 21 21
Northern Harrier 1 30 30
Sharp-shinned Hawk 52 191 191
Cooper's Hawk 1 80 80
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1
Broad-winged Hawk 0 5 5
Red-tailed Hawk 1 9 9
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 32 210 210
Merlin 3 97 97
Peregrine Falcon 1 38 38
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 1 1
Total: 95 795 795
Morning Flight 9-14-2008
Morning Flight: 0-5 S wind, clear conditions
Counter: Sam Galick
American Robin- 67
Warbler sp.- 19
Total Birds: 88
Counter: Sam Galick
American Robin- 67
Warbler sp.- 19
Total Birds: 88
Hawk Watch Count 9-13-2008
Official Observer: Seth Cutright
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 10 108 108
Bald Eagle 3 21 21
Northern Harrier 5 29 29
Sharp-shinned Hawk 62 139 139
Cooper's Hawk 18 79 79
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 1 1
Broad-winged Hawk 1 5 5
Red-tailed Hawk 0 8 8
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 55 178 178
Merlin 17 94 94
Peregrine Falcon 7 37 37
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 1 1
Total: 179 700 700
Morning Flight 9-13-2008
Morning Flight: 0-5 SSE wind, clear conditions
Counter: Sam Galick
Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 1
Eastern Kingbird- 1
American Robin- 2
Black-and-white Warbler- 1
American Redstart- 4
Northern Waterthrush- 4
Bobolink- 6
Total Birds: 19
Counter: Sam Galick
Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 1
Eastern Kingbird- 1
American Robin- 2
Black-and-white Warbler- 1
American Redstart- 4
Northern Waterthrush- 4
Bobolink- 6
Total Birds: 19
Hawk Watch Count 9-12-2008
Official Observer: Seth Cutright
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 0 98 98
Bald Eagle 0 18 18
Northern Harrier 0 24 24
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 77 77
Cooper's Hawk 1 61 61
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 0 4 4
Red-tailed Hawk 0 8 8
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 3 3
American Kestrel 1 123 123
Merlin 3 74 74
Peregrine Falcon 0 30 30
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 1 1
Total: 6 521 521
Morning Flight 9-12-2008
Morning Flight: 0-10 SSE wind, clear conditions
Counter: Sam Galick
Northern Parula- 1
Northern Waterthrush- 3
Warbler sp.- 3
Bobolink- 7
Total Birds: 14
Counter: Sam Galick
Northern Parula- 1
Northern Waterthrush- 3
Warbler sp.- 3
Bobolink- 7
Total Birds: 14
Monarch Monitoring Project - 9/12/08
*** Rare Butterfly Alert!! ***
Yesterday, naturalist/artist/bird guru Michael O'Brien was walking on the trails near the hawk watch platform when he stumbled upon a Palamedes Swallowtail! This rare visitor is usually found much more south of Cape May, and this is the first record of one is nearly a decade. Although it is unsure exactly why this wonderful specimen is visiting Cape May, the hurricane this past weekend may be the reason. No one knows how long the Palamedes Swallowtail will be in Cape May, so if you want to see it hurry to the point! To learn more visit this website.
GOOD LUCK AND HAPPY HUNTING!
Thank you Michael O'Brien for his lovely photos!
Yesterday, naturalist/artist/bird guru Michael O'Brien was walking on the trails near the hawk watch platform when he stumbled upon a Palamedes Swallowtail! This rare visitor is usually found much more south of Cape May, and this is the first record of one is nearly a decade. Although it is unsure exactly why this wonderful specimen is visiting Cape May, the hurricane this past weekend may be the reason. No one knows how long the Palamedes Swallowtail will be in Cape May, so if you want to see it hurry to the point! To learn more visit this website.
GOOD LUCK AND HAPPY HUNTING!
Thank you Michael O'Brien for his lovely photos!
Hawk Watch Count 9-11-2008
Official Observer: Seth Cutright
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 15 98 98
Bald Eagle 2 18 18
Northern Harrier 2 24 24
Sharp-shinned Hawk 12 76 76
Cooper's Hawk 11 60 60
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 0 4 4
Red-tailed Hawk 1 8 8
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 7 122 122
Merlin 5 74 74
Peregrine Falcon 6 30 30
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 1 1
Total: 61 515 515
Monarch Monitoring Project - 9/11/08
Greetings butterfly enthusiasts! Welcome to another year of the Monarch Monitoring Project blog! For those of you who don't know me, my name is Erin Cord and I am the new monarch intern for this fall. You may see me in the near future walking around Cape May with a giant bug net and a look of determination on my face. If you do, feel free to say hello, stop and chat, or inquire about the monarchs. I look forward to meeting as many of you as possible during my stay in Cape May.
The monarchs have only just started to arrive, and it should be a few weeks before they begin to come in droves. This week we had an average of 14.02 monarchs/hour. Hopefully this number will increase greatly as the month goes on. In the meantime I wanted to remind everyone a few things they can do to help our migrating friends when they do arrive.
The Art of Deadheading
What is deadheading, you ask? Simply put, it is the act of cutting off, literally, the dead flower heads of a butterfly bush (Buddleja sp.) Deadheading causes the plant to put it's energy into growing new flowers, instead of making seeds. The new flowers don't take very long to grow, and now is an opportune time to trim your butterfly bush. By deadheading today, you can be sure that there will be beautiful, nectar-filled flowers available for your monarch friends when they arrive in a few weeks. Having more flowers gives the monarchs more opportunities to eat and gain weight. This makes their chances of survival much greater as they travel to the roosting grounds in Mexico.
Deadheading is easy! Try to just trim off the old dead flowers and leave as much of the stem as possible. This way the new flowers will grow as fast as possible. Don't worry too much about over-trimming your plant though, butterfly bushes are very hearty and they will recover quickly.
For more info on butterfly bushes in general visit this website.
*(Also important to note that it is a great idea to cut your butterfly bushes back a good deal in early March, this way they will grow with all fresh flowers and bloom beautifully off this new growth.)*
So let's get deadheading, and make Cape May the best monarch migration stop-over point that it can be!!
The monarchs have only just started to arrive, and it should be a few weeks before they begin to come in droves. This week we had an average of 14.02 monarchs/hour. Hopefully this number will increase greatly as the month goes on. In the meantime I wanted to remind everyone a few things they can do to help our migrating friends when they do arrive.
The Art of Deadheading
Deadheading is easy! Try to just trim off the old dead flowers and leave as much of the stem as possible. This way the new flowers will grow as fast as possible. Don't worry too much about over-trimming your plant though, butterfly bushes are very hearty and they will recover quickly.For more info on butterfly bushes in general visit this website.
*(Also important to note that it is a great idea to cut your butterfly bushes back a good deal in early March, this way they will grow with all fresh flowers and bloom beautifully off this new growth.)*
So let's get deadheading, and make Cape May the best monarch migration stop-over point that it can be!!
Morning Flight 9-11-2008
Morning Flight: 5-15 NE wind, clear conditions
Counter: Sam Galick
Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 1
Eastern Kingbird- 6
Blue Gray Gnatcatcher- 15
Cedar Waxwing- 12
Northern Parula- 1
Yellow Warbler- 2
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 1
Palm Warbler- 1
Black-and-white Warbler- 2
American Redstart- 18
Northern Waterthrush- 7
Warbler sp.- 16
Blue Grosbeak- 1
Bobolink- 167
Baltimore Oriole- 6
Total Birds: 256
Counter: Sam Galick
Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 1
Eastern Kingbird- 6
Blue Gray Gnatcatcher- 15
Cedar Waxwing- 12
Northern Parula- 1
Yellow Warbler- 2
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 1
Palm Warbler- 1
Black-and-white Warbler- 2
American Redstart- 18
Northern Waterthrush- 7
Warbler sp.- 16
Blue Grosbeak- 1
Bobolink- 167
Baltimore Oriole- 6
Total Birds: 256
Morning Flight 9-10-2008
Morning Flight: 5-10 NE wind, clear conditions
Counter: Sam Galick
Eastern Kingbird- 14
Cedar Waxwing- 46
Northern Parula- 6
Yellow Warbler- 5
Magnolia Warbler- 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 1
Black-throated Green Warbler- 1
Prairie Warbler -1
American Redstart- 26
Northern Waterthrush- 9
Warbler sp.- 25
Dickcissel- 1
Bobolink- 177
Total Birds: 313
Counter: Sam Galick
Eastern Kingbird- 14
Cedar Waxwing- 46
Northern Parula- 6
Yellow Warbler- 5
Magnolia Warbler- 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 1
Black-throated Green Warbler- 1
Prairie Warbler -1
American Redstart- 26
Northern Waterthrush- 9
Warbler sp.- 25
Dickcissel- 1
Bobolink- 177
Total Birds: 313
Hawk Watch Count 9-9-2008
Official Observer: Dan Berard
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 7 59 59
Bald Eagle 0 10 10
Northern Harrier 1 19 19
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 46 46
Cooper's Hawk 7 25 25
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 0 4 4
Red-tailed Hawk 0 2 2
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 5 88 88
Merlin 11 53 53
Peregrine Falcon 3 18 18
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 1 1
Total: 37 325 325
Morning Flight 9-9-2008
Morning Flight: 0-10 SSW wind, clear conditions
Counter: Don Freiday
Eastern Kingbird- 1
Red-eyed Vireo- 2
Cedar Waxwing- 40
Yellow Warbler- 1
Chestnut-sided Warbler- 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 2
Black-and-white Warbler- 6
American Redstart- 5
Ovenbird- 1
Northern Waterthrush- 7
Warbler sp.- 28
Indigo Bunting- 1
Bobolink- 29
Baltimore Oriole- 1
Total Birds: 125
Counter: Don Freiday
Eastern Kingbird- 1
Red-eyed Vireo- 2
Cedar Waxwing- 40
Yellow Warbler- 1
Chestnut-sided Warbler- 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 2
Black-and-white Warbler- 6
American Redstart- 5
Ovenbird- 1
Northern Waterthrush- 7
Warbler sp.- 28
Indigo Bunting- 1
Bobolink- 29
Baltimore Oriole- 1
Total Birds: 125
Hawk Watch Count 9-8-2008
Official Observer: Dan Berard
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 20 52 52
Bald Eagle 6 10 10
Northern Harrier 5 18 18
Sharp-shinned Hawk 21 43 43
Cooper's Hawk 11 18 18
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 1 4 4
Red-tailed Hawk 1 2 2
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 29 83 83
Merlin 16 42 42
Peregrine Falcon 9 15 15
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 1 1
Total: 119 288 288
Morning Flight 9-8-2008
Morning Flight: 0-15 ENE wind, clear conditions
Counter: Sam Galick
Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 7
Empidonax sp.- 1
Eastern Kingbird- 24
Red-eyed Vireo- 70
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 11
Cedar Waxwing- 169
Tennessee Warbler- 15
Nashville Warbler- 4
Northern Parula- 124
Yellow Warbler- 64
Chestnut-sided Warbler- 25
Magnolia Warbler- 25
Cape May Warbler- 22
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 75
Yellow-rumped Warbler- 2
Black-throated Green Warbler- 23
Blackburnian Warbler- 22
Prairie Warbler- 7
Palm Warbler- 8
Blackpoll Warbler- 6
"Baypoll" Warbler- 2
Black-and-white Warbler- 65
American Redstart- 1108
Ovenbird- 3
Northern Waterthrush- 117
Connecticut Warbler- 2
Wilson's Warbler- 2
Canada Warbler- 5
Warbler sp.- 1200
Scarlet Tanager- 3
Chipping Sparrow- 1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak- 2
Indigo Bunting- 6
Dickcissel- 7
Bobolink- 731
Baltimore Oriole- 92
Golden-winged Warbler- 1
Spizella sp.- 1
Veery- 3
Total Birds: 4055
Counter: Sam Galick
Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 7
Empidonax sp.- 1
Eastern Kingbird- 24
Red-eyed Vireo- 70
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 11
Cedar Waxwing- 169
Tennessee Warbler- 15
Nashville Warbler- 4
Northern Parula- 124
Yellow Warbler- 64
Chestnut-sided Warbler- 25
Magnolia Warbler- 25
Cape May Warbler- 22
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 75
Yellow-rumped Warbler- 2
Black-throated Green Warbler- 23
Blackburnian Warbler- 22
Prairie Warbler- 7
Palm Warbler- 8
Blackpoll Warbler- 6
"Baypoll" Warbler- 2
Black-and-white Warbler- 65
American Redstart- 1108
Ovenbird- 3
Northern Waterthrush- 117
Connecticut Warbler- 2
Wilson's Warbler- 2
Canada Warbler- 5
Warbler sp.- 1200
Scarlet Tanager- 3
Chipping Sparrow- 1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak- 2
Indigo Bunting- 6
Dickcissel- 7
Bobolink- 731
Baltimore Oriole- 92
Golden-winged Warbler- 1
Spizella sp.- 1
Veery- 3
Total Birds: 4055
Hawk Watch Count 9-7-2008
Official Observer: Seth Cutright
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 9 32 32
Bald Eagle 2 4 4
Northern Harrier 7 13 13
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 22 22
Cooper's Hawk 0 7 7
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 2 3 3
Red-tailed Hawk 0 1 1
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 17 54 54
Merlin 11 26 26
Peregrine Falcon 4 6 6
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 1 1
Total: 53 169 169
Hawk Watch Count 9-6-2008
Official Observer: Seth Cutright
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 1 23 23
Bald Eagle 0 2 2
Northern Harrier 0 6 6
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 21 21
Cooper's Hawk 0 7 7
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 0 1 1
Red-tailed Hawk 0 1 1
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 37 37
Merlin 2 15 15
Peregrine Falcon 1 2 2
Unknown Raptor 0 1 1
Total: 4 116 116
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Hawk Watch Count 9-5-2008
Official Observer: Dan Berard
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 4 22 22
Bald Eagle 0 2 2
Northern Harrier 0 6 6
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 21 21
Cooper's Hawk 1 7 7
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 1 1 1
Red-tailed Hawk 0 1 1
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 2 37 37
Merlin 1 13 13
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 1 1
Total: 10 112 112
Morning Flight 9-5-2008
Morning Flight: 0-5 E wind, clear conditions
Counter: Sam Galick
Bobolink- 1
Total Birds: 1
Counter: Sam Galick
Bobolink- 1
Total Birds: 1
Hawk Watch Count 9-4-2008
Official Observer: Seth Cutright
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 0 18 18
Bald Eagle 0 2 2
Northern Harrier 0 6 6
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 20 20
Cooper's Hawk 0 6 6
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 0 1 1
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 2 35 35
Merlin 2 12 12
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Raptor 0 1 1
Total: 6 102 102
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Morning Flight 9-4-2008
Morning Flight: 0-5 ESE wind, foggy conditions
Counter: Sam Galick
Total Birds: 0
Counter: Sam Galick
Total Birds: 0
Hawk Watch Count 9-3-2008
Official Observer: Seth Cutright
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 5 18 18
Bald Eagle 0 2 2
Northern Harrier 1 6 6
Sharp-shinned Hawk 6 18 18
Cooper's Hawk 3 6 6
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 0 1 1
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 5 33 33
Merlin 2 10 10
Peregrine Falcon 1 1 1
Unknown Raptor 0 1 1
Total: 23 96 96
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Morning Flight 9-3-2008
Morning Flight: 0-5 E wind, clear conditions
Counter: Sam Galick
Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 3
Eastern Wood-Pewee- 1
Eastern Kingbird- 46
American Robin- 4
Cedar Waxwing- 44
Yellow Warbler- 4
American Redstart- 11
Prothonotary Warbler- 1
Northern Waterthrush- 14
Warbler sp.- 25
Indigo Bunting- 1
Bobolink- 56
Baltimore Oriole- 5
Total Birds: 215
Counter: Sam Galick
Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 3
Eastern Wood-Pewee- 1
Eastern Kingbird- 46
American Robin- 4
Cedar Waxwing- 44
Yellow Warbler- 4
American Redstart- 11
Prothonotary Warbler- 1
Northern Waterthrush- 14
Warbler sp.- 25
Indigo Bunting- 1
Bobolink- 56
Baltimore Oriole- 5
Total Birds: 215
Hawk Watch Count 9-2-2008
Official Observer: Seth Cutright
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 5 13 13
Bald Eagle 1 2 2
Northern Harrier 4 5 5
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 12 12
Cooper's Hawk 2 3 3
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 1 1 1
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 15 28 28
Merlin 4 8 8
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 1 1
Total: 35 73 73
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Morning Flight 9-2-2008
Morning Flight: 0-5 ENE wind, clear conditions
Counter: Don Freiday
Eastern Wood-Pewee- 1
Eastern Kingbird- 44
Red-eyed Vireo- 10
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 2
American Robin- 12
Northern Mockingbird- 1
Cedar Waxwing- 53
Blue-winged Warbler- 1
Tennessee Warbler- 4
Northern Parula- 6
Yellow Warbler- 8
Chestnut-sided Warbler- 2
Magnolia Warbler- 1
Cape May Warbler- 5
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 19
Black-throated Green Warbler- 4
Blackburnian Warbler- 1
Black and White Warbler- 13
American Redstart- 70
Worm-eating Warbler- 1
Ovenbird- 2
Northern Waterthrush- 31
Warbler sp.- 95
Scarlet Tanager- 2
Blue Grosbeak- 6
Indigo Bunting- 1
Bobolink- 64
Baltimore Oriole- 43
Total Birds:502
Counter: Don Freiday
Eastern Wood-Pewee- 1
Eastern Kingbird- 44
Red-eyed Vireo- 10
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 2
American Robin- 12
Northern Mockingbird- 1
Cedar Waxwing- 53
Blue-winged Warbler- 1
Tennessee Warbler- 4
Northern Parula- 6
Yellow Warbler- 8
Chestnut-sided Warbler- 2
Magnolia Warbler- 1
Cape May Warbler- 5
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 19
Black-throated Green Warbler- 4
Blackburnian Warbler- 1
Black and White Warbler- 13
American Redstart- 70
Worm-eating Warbler- 1
Ovenbird- 2
Northern Waterthrush- 31
Warbler sp.- 95
Scarlet Tanager- 2
Blue Grosbeak- 6
Indigo Bunting- 1
Bobolink- 64
Baltimore Oriole- 43
Total Birds:502