Non-raptor wise there was a decent smattering of passerines, including numbers of Pine Siskins perching in front of the platform. Singles of Dickcissel and Clay-colored Sparrow each put in appearances around the Platform (the former being a different individual than the one yesterday, with the latter being the same bird that was there yesterday), and the count of juvenile White-crowned Sparrows is now up to 3.
A few Caspian Terns flying by were interesting, as was a Great Cormorant offshore in with a flock of Double-cresteds. The injured Whimbrel which had been hanging around the State Park since last week flew over to the NW and out of sight. It will be interesting to see whether or not this bird will return.
Location: Cape Island--CMPSP--Hawkwatch Platform (CMBO hawkwatch)
Observation date: 10/19/10
Number of species: 88
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan X
Wood Duck 7
Gadwall X
Eurasian Wigeon 1
American Wigeon 118
American Black Duck X
Mallard X
Blue-winged Teal 1
Northern Shoveler X
Northern Pintail 34
Green-winged Teal 35
Ring-necked Duck 4
Surf Scoter X
Black Scoter X
Ruddy Duck 19
Common Loon 6
Pied-billed Grebe 3
Northern Gannet X
Double-crested Cormorant X
Great Cormorant 1
Great Blue Heron 5
Snowy Egret 1
Black Vulture 4
Turkey Vulture 36
Osprey 8
Bald Eagle 4
Northern Harrier 23
Sharp-shinned Hawk 115
Cooper's Hawk 81
Red-shouldered Hawk 5
Broad-winged Hawk 5
Red-tailed Hawk 18
American Kestrel 7
Merlin 4
Peregrine Falcon 3
Killdeer 6
Ruddy Turnstone 1
Sanderling X
Wilson's Snipe 1
Laughing Gull X
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Great Black-backed Gull X
Caspian Tern 5
Forster's Tern 12
Royal Tern X
Black Skimmer X
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 20
Blue Jay X
American Crow X
Fish Crow X
Tree Swallow 5000
Barn Swallow 3
Carolina Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 4
Red-breasted Nuthatch 2
Carolina Wren X
Golden-crowned Kinglet X
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
American Robin X
Northern Mockingbird X
European Starling X
Cedar Waxwing 40
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 400
Blackpoll Warbler 4
Clay-colored Sparrow 1
Field Sparrow 1
Savannah Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 15
Swamp Sparrow 10
White-throated Sparrow 2
White-crowned Sparrow 3
Dark-eyed Junco 1
Northern Cardinal X
Dickcissel 1
Bobolink 1
Red-winged Blackbird X
Eastern Meadowlark 6
Common Grackle X
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
Purple Finch 7
House Finch X
Pine Siskin 20
American Goldfinch 400
House Sparrow X
Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 19, 2010
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 4 69 115
Turkey Vulture 36 475 673
Osprey 8 1692 4433
Bald Eagle 4 179 355
Northern Harrier 23 643 1114
Sharp-shinned Hawk 115 8582 13802
Cooper's Hawk 81 2292 3176
Northern Goshawk 0 1 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 5 51 56
Broad-winged Hawk 5 731 1184
Red-tailed Hawk 18 192 331
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 7 2001 4800
Merlin 4 1004 1825
Peregrine Falcon 3 913 1190
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: 313 18826 33057
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Observation start time: 06:15:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 9.75 hours
Official Counter: Doug Gochfeld
Observers:
Weather:
Very Light NE through NW winds, overcast most of the day.
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
Clay-colored Sparrow, 3 White-crowned Sparrows, Dickcissel, Great
Cormorant, 15+ Pine Siskins, 7 Purple Finches, 6 Eastern Meadowlarks,
Whimbrel. Eurasian Wigeon continues on Lighthouse Pond.
Predictions:
Light and variable winds and scattered showers.
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