Hawk Watch Sunday October 24, 2010

Unfortunately, it was a pretty uneventful day at the Hawk Watch platform. There was a good movement of birds around midday, but that push came to a screeching halt in the afternoon. It's a good thing we can see the ocean from the top deck because the amazing scoter show kept me awake.


Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 24, 2010
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 81 127
Turkey Vulture 19 643 841
Osprey 5 1749 4490
Bald Eagle 3 209 385
Northern Harrier 24 790 1261
Sharp-shinned Hawk 255 10204 15424
Cooper's Hawk 36 2481 3365
Northern Goshawk 0 1 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 55 60
Broad-winged Hawk 0 748 1201
Red-tailed Hawk 4 251 390
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 3 3
American Kestrel 12 2317 5116
Merlin 15 1189 2010
Peregrine Falcon 9 963 1240
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: 383 21684 35915
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Observation start time: 06:15:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 9.75 hours

Official Counter: Melissa Roach

Observers:

Weather:
Light SSW winds becoming SW with partly cloudy skies becoming overcast by
late afternoon.

Raptor Observations:
A decent movement of birds today, especially around midday. The count was
dominated by Sharp-shinned and Cooper's Hawks along with good numbers of
Northern Harriers as well.

Non-raptor Observations:
7 Common Loons, 7 Eastern Meadowlarks, Eastern Bluebird, 5 White-crowned
Sparrows, 6 American Pipits, Pine Siskin, 1 Blackpoll

Predictions:
Variable South winds forecasted for tomorrow with isolated thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Migration will most likely be slow.

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