Hawk Watch Saturday October 2, 2010

Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 02, 2010
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                7              7             53
Turkey Vulture              23             23            221
Osprey                     126            307           3048
Bald Eagle                  25             26            202
Northern Harrier            45             46            517
Sharp-shinned Hawk         577            613           5833
Cooper's Hawk              143            171           1055
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          4              4              9
Broad-winged Hawk           81             82            535
Red-tailed Hawk             15             17            156
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0
American Kestrel            80             88           2887
Merlin                      69            123            944
Peregrine Falcon            32             96            373
Unknown Accipiter            0              0              0
Unknown Buteo                0              0              0
Unknown Falcon               0              0              1
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0              0              0

Total:                    1227           1603          15834
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Observation start time: 05:45:00 
Observation end   time: 16:00:00 
Total observation time: 10.25 hours

Official Counter:        Melissa Roach

Observers:        

Weather:
North winds switching to Northwest later in the day with sunny skies.

Raptor Observations:
Nice movement of Sharp-shinned and Cooper's Hawks, Osprey, and Bald Eagles.
 Good looks at Broad-winged and Red-shouldered Hawks together.

Non-raptor Observations:
A number of Red Bats coming in off the water

Predictions:
Should be a good number of birds moving as long as the rain holds off.