Hawk Watch Friday November 18, 2011

Finally a good day in November!! Well, good for hawks at least. There have already been numerous days with impressive passerine movement so it was nice to have to hawks to finally count.

Immature Red-tailed Hawk that gave visitors on the platform a nice long look.

Clearly these adult male Northern Harriers don't want to travel together.

One of my absolute favorite raptors, an adult male Northern Harrier.

[All photos by Melissa Roach]

Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 18, 2011
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                8             12             61
Turkey Vulture              76            118            526
Osprey                       0             16           2625
Bald Eagle                  13             42            414
Northern Harrier            36            121            757
Sharp-shinned Hawk          65            426          14945
Cooper's Hawk                4             65           2875
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk         19             60            189
Broad-winged Hawk            0              4            990
Red-tailed Hawk             23            155            435
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 1              1              6
American Kestrel             2             26           5250
Merlin                       0              7           1599
Peregrine Falcon             0             19           1077
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              6

Total:                     247           1072          31755
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Observation start time: 06:45:00 
Observation end   time: 16:00:00 
Total observation time: 9.25 hours

Official Counter:        Melissa Roach

Observers:        

Weather:
Breezy variable Northwest winds the entire day with clear skies.

Raptor Observations:
Finally a good push in November with over 200 birds counted.  

Non-raptor Observations:
8 American Pipits, 8 Brant, 11 Mute Swans, 9 Tundra Swans, 12 Rusty
Blackbirds, 11 Lesser Scaup on the pond, 2 Bufflehead, 1 Barn Swallow, 1
Bank Swallow, 1 Northern Rough-winged Swallow, 1 Cave Swallow, ~60 Tree
Swallows, 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
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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/