Hawkwatch 11/04/09



Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 04, 2009
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 14 14 156
Turkey Vulture 95 166 814
Osprey 6 12 2574
Bald Eagle 6 10 421
Northern Harrier 4 87 705
Sharp-shinned Hawk 103 512 12558
Cooper's Hawk 57 100 5330
Northern Goshawk 1 1 4
Red-shouldered Hawk 34 73 151
Broad-winged Hawk 13 13 706
Red-tailed Hawk 91 126 757
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 1 2 2
American Kestrel 10 45 3935
Merlin 2 10 1881
Peregrine Falcon 1 8 1181
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 1
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 1

Total: 438 1179 31177
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Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 10 hours

Official Counter: Doug Gochfeld

Observers:

Weather:


Raptor Observations:
juvenile Northern Goshawk @ 8:50 AM
juvenile Golden Eagle @ 1:45 PM

Non-raptor Observations:
Dickcissel, 12,000+ American Robins, 100+ Eastern Bluebirds, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, 2 Barn Swallows.


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