Hawk Watch Monday October 3 2011

Cape May Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 03, 2011 Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total Black Vulture 1 4 19 Turkey Vulture 2 14 35 Osprey 89 591 1938 Bald Eagle 18 53 178 Northern Harrier 21 75 246 Sharp-shinned Hawk 397 1587 5258 Cooper's Hawk 93 249 733 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 4 7 16 Broad-winged Hawk 25 134 213 Red-tailed Hawk 2 8 51 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 46 770 2980 Merlin 21 203 961 Peregrine Falcon 18 116 645 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 0 2 Total: 737 3811 13275 Observation start time: 07:15:00 Observation end time: 19:15:00 Total observation time: 12 hours Official Counter Tom Magarian Observers: Weather: Light westerly winds all day with good visibility. Some short showers in the afternoon. Raptor Observations: Non-raptor Observations: Report submitted by Tom Magarian () Cape May Hawkwatch information may be found at: http://www.njaudubon.org/Centers/CMBO/