Hawk watch Tuesday - October 18th 2011

Cape May Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 18, 2011 Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total Black Vulture 0 29 44 Turkey Vulture 60 270 291 Osprey 18 1143 2490 Bald Eagle 3 174 299 Northern Harrier 9 314 485 Sharp-shinned Hawk 488 7818 11489 Cooper's Hawk 130 1692 2176 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 3 27 36 Broad-winged Hawk 20 884 963 Red-tailed Hawk 9 88 131 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 1 2 2 American Kestrel 9 2730 4940 Merlin 2 644 1402 Peregrine Falcon 14 459 988 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: 766 16275 25739 Observation start time: 06:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 10 hours Official Counter Tom Magarian Observers: Weather: Light NE winds shifting to ESE and becoming moderate. Partly to mostly cloudy all day. Raptor Observations: Non-raptor Observations: Report submitted by Tom Magarian () Cape May Hawkwatch information may be found at: http://www.njaudubon.org/Centers/CMBO/