Hawk Watch Sunday November 7, 2010

It was quite the chilly day at the Hawk Watch platform, but my morale was kept up by the good raptor flight. We had great looks at Red-tailed and Red-shouldered Hawks soaring right overhead. We also had a nice Northern Harrier movement later in the day along with a single Northern Goshawk since in the late morning.

Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 07, 2010
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                8            107            283
Turkey Vulture              22            795           1885
Osprey                       1             19           4549
Bald Eagle                   8             49            458
Northern Harrier            50            386           2017
Sharp-shinned Hawk         172           1249          19056
Cooper's Hawk               22            265           3950
Northern Goshawk             1              9             11
Red-shouldered Hawk         37            182            296
Broad-winged Hawk            1              9           1216
Red-tailed Hawk             77            773           1355
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0             12             20
American Kestrel             9             38           5599
Merlin                      10             48           2221
Peregrine Falcon             0             10           1379
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:                     418           3951          44296
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Observation start time: 06:30:00 
Observation end   time: 16:00:00 
Total observation time: 9.5 hours

Official Counter:        Melissa Roach

Observers:        

Weather:
Moderate North winds until 11 becoming NNW for the remainder of the day. 
Clear skies all day.

Raptor Observations:
Good movement of Sharp-shinned Hawks, Northern Harriers, and Red-tailed
Hawks today.  We also had really good looks at Red-shouldered Hawks and a
few Bald Eagles.

Non-raptor Observations:
2 Stilt Sandpipers, 8 Cave Swallows, 1 Hooded Merganser, 1 Common Loon,
lots of American Pipits, Pine Siskin, Rusty Blackbirds.

Predictions:
NW winds early on becoming WNW for the majority of the day, but the winds
will be strong.