Hawk Watch Friday September 9

Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 09, 2011
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0              0              0
Turkey Vulture               0              0              0
Osprey                     124            164            164
Bald Eagle                   2              3              3
Northern Harrier             7             10             10
Sharp-shinned Hawk           1              1              1
Cooper's Hawk                3              9              9
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              0              0
Broad-winged Hawk            0              1              1
Red-tailed Hawk              0              4              4
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0
American Kestrel            33             42             42
Merlin                      10             18             18
Peregrine Falcon             2             10             10
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

Total:                     182            262            262
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Observation start time: 05:30:00 
Observation end   time: 16:00:00 
Total observation time: 10.5 hours

Official Counter:        Melissa Roach

Observers:        

Weather:
Little to no wind the first few hours becoming Southwest by noon and
eventually turning South.  Overcast skies until noon then becoming mostly
sunny.

Raptor Observations:
Finally a good movement of raptors!  Very good numbers of Osprey along with
decent numbers of Northern Harriers and American Kestrels and the first
Sharp-shinned Hawk of the season.

Non-raptor Observations:
Magnificent Frigatebird (!), Gull-billed Tern, 7 Whimbrel, 2 Buff-breasted
Sandpiper, good movement of other shorebirds, 1 Hudsonian Godwit, Purple
Martins, Common Nighthawk, 2 Cape May Warblers, 2740 Bobolinks, Black Terns
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Report submitted by Melissa Roach (roach.mc1@gmail.com)
Cape May Hawkwatch information may be found at:
http://www.njaudubon.org/Centers/CMBO/