26 September 2011 - Hawk Watch

Cape May Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 26, 2011 Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total Black Vulture 6 15 15 Turkey Vulture 10 21 21 Osprey 50 1026 1026 Bald Eagle 5 112 112 Northern Harrier 12 147 147 Sharp-shinned Hawk 286 2264 2264 Cooper's Hawk 41 331 331 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 7 7 Broad-winged Hawk 5 39 39 Red-tailed Hawk 0 41 41 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 207 1246 1246 Merlin 57 495 495 Peregrine Falcon 56 202 202 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1 Total: 735 5947 5947 Observation start time: 05:45:00 Observation end time: 17:30:00 Total observation time: 11.75 hours Official Counter Tom Magarian Observers: Weather: Heavy fog clearing mid afternoon. Light SE winds all day. Raptor Observations: Non-raptor Observations: Report submitted by Tom Magarian () Cape May Hawkwatch information may be found at: http://www.njaudubon.org/Centers/CMBO/