Hawk Watch Monday September 20

Cape May Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 20, 2011 Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total Black Vulture 0 9 9 Turkey Vulture 0 11 11 Osprey 5 849 849 Bald Eagle 0 100 100 Northern Harrier 1 112 112 Sharp-shinned Hawk 10 1406 1406 Cooper's Hawk 0 224 224 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 6 6 Broad-winged Hawk 0 30 30 Red-tailed Hawk 0 36 36 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 2 862 862 Merlin 10 350 350 Peregrine Falcon 2 95 95 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: 30 4091 4091 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 SW winds and overcast with light rain late in the day and the winds shifting to NW for the last three hours. Raptor Observations: Non-raptor Observations: Report submitted by Tom Magarian () Cape May Hawkwatch information may be found at: http://www.njaudubon.org/Centers/CMBO/