Hawk Watch Saturday October 15, 2011

Two words: very. windy.

Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 15, 2011
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0             24             39
Turkey Vulture               0            130            151
Osprey                      17           1042           2389
Bald Eagle                   3            144            269
Northern Harrier             0            254            425
Sharp-shinned Hawk          59           5762           9433
Cooper's Hawk               11           1335           1819
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0             21             30
Broad-winged Hawk            0            844            923
Red-tailed Hawk              0             62            105
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              1              1
American Kestrel            48           2497           4707
Merlin                      27            568           1326
Peregrine Falcon            15            402            931
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              3

Total:                     180          13087          22551
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Observation start time: 06:00:00 
Observation end   time: 14:30:00 
Total observation time: 8.5 hours

Official Counter:        Melissa Roach

Observers:        

Weather:
The day started off with clear skies and Southwest winds that shifted
slightly more West.  Unfortunately, the winds were VERY strong all day. 
Even though there was a decent movement of raptors going on, I wouldn't be
surprised if a lot of them went undetected because they were staying below
the treeline due to the crazy wind.

Raptor Observations:


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/