Hawk Watch Thursday November 18, 2010

Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 18, 2010
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0            225            401
Turkey Vulture               0           1095           2185
Osprey                       1             35           4565
Bald Eagle                   0             69            478
Northern Harrier             7            674           2305
Sharp-shinned Hawk          10           1854          19661
Cooper's Hawk                4            357           4042
Northern Goshawk             0             16             18
Red-shouldered Hawk          4            245            359
Broad-winged Hawk            1             15           1222
Red-tailed Hawk              6           1019           1601
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0             17             25
American Kestrel             5             80           5641
Merlin                       0             65           2238
Peregrine Falcon             1             27           1396
Unknown Accipiter            0              0              0
Unknown Buteo                0              0              0
Unknown Falcon               0              1              2
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0              0              0

Total:                      39           5794          46139
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Observation start time: 06:45:00 
Observation end   time: 15:30:00 
Total observation time: 8.75 hours

Official Counter:        Melissa Roach

Observers:        

Weather:
Moderate to light West/Northwest winds all day with clear skies in the
morning becoming overcast for the vast majority of the day.

Raptor Observations:
Another slow day but fairly good diversity.

Non-raptor Observations:
Snow Bunting, Cattle Egret, Cave Swallows, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, 2
Barn Swallows, Belted Kingfisher, Common Loon, 4 Tundra Swans, Blackpoll
Warbler, 20 Hooded Mergansers, 2 Boat-tailed Grackles, 2 Forster's Terns

Predictions:
It should be a good day tomorrow with NNW/NW winds all day.