Hawk Watch Wednesday September 21, 2011

Even though the forecast called for Southeast winds today, the day started with Northeast winds for the first couple of hours and only turned to the East. Therefore, much to my surprise, there was a decent flight of hawks for the first half of the day. Unfortunately, the flight seemed to completely shut down in the afternoon and very few birds were counted after noon (STD).

Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 21, 2011
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0              9              9
Turkey Vulture               0              8              8
Osprey                       3            803            803
Bald Eagle                   0             85             85
Northern Harrier             3            104            104
Sharp-shinned Hawk          94           1205           1205
Cooper's Hawk                5            178            178
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              5              5
Broad-winged Hawk            1             26             26
Red-tailed Hawk              3             31             31
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0
American Kestrel            10            835            835
Merlin                      16            325            325
Peregrine Falcon             5             94             94
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:                     140           3709           3709
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Observation start time: 05:45:00 
Observation end   time: 16:00:00 
Total observation time: 10.25 hours

Official Counter:        Melissa Roach

Observers:        

Weather:
The day started with light Northeast winds that soon became light to
moderate East winds for the majority of the day.  Mostly to completely
cloudy skies throughout the day with light scattered showers in the
afternoon.

Raptor Observations:
Fairly good movement of birds for the first half of the day but migration
almost completely shut down in the afternoon.

Non-raptor Observations:

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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/