Hawk Watch Monday September 19

Cape May Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 19, 2011 Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total Black Vulture 0 9 9 Turkey Vulture 3 11 11 Osprey 44 844 844 Bald Eagle 15 100 100 Northern Harrier 10 111 111 Sharp-shinned Hawk 285 1396 1396 Cooper's Hawk 51 224 224 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 6 6 Broad-winged Hawk 5 30 30 Red-tailed Hawk 8 36 36 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 35 860 860 Merlin 31 340 340 Peregrine Falcon 4 93 93 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: 492 4061 4061 Observation start time: 05:45:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 10.25 hours Official Counter Tom Magarian Observers: Weather: Light easterly winds, with good visibility. Started mostly sunny and ended mostly cloudy. Raptor Observations: Non-raptor Observations: Report submitted by Tom Magarian () Cape May Hawkwatch information may be found at: http://www.njaudubon.org/Centers/CMBO/