Hawk Watch Friday November 4, 2011

A slow, chilly start to the day but things heated up slightly in the afternoon (both in temperature and raptor activity).

Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 04, 2011
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0              0             49
Turkey Vulture               0              0            408
Osprey                       0             10           2619
Bald Eagle                   5             14            386
Northern Harrier             5             15            651
Sharp-shinned Hawk          54            190          14709
Cooper's Hawk               10             33           2843
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          9             27            156
Broad-winged Hawk            0              3            989
Red-tailed Hawk             13             58            338
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              5
American Kestrel             3              7           5231
Merlin                       0              3           1595
Peregrine Falcon             5             12           1070
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:                     104            372          31055
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Observation start time: 06:30:00 
Observation end   time: 15:00:00 
Total observation time: 8.5 hours

Official Counter:        Melissa Roach

Observers:        

Weather:
The day started with very light North winds but soon picked up in intensity
and turned to the North-northeast for the vast majority of the day.  We
also had overcast skies and limited visibility until the last 2 hours of
the count.

Raptor Observations:


Non-raptor Observations:
1 Common Loon, 2 Pectoral Sandpipers, 1 Lincoln's Sparrow, 12 Eastern
Bluebirds, 1 Eurasion Wigeon, 1 Belted Kingfisher

Predictions:
Tomorrow could be ok with moderate to strong Northeast winds and no cloud
coverage.  There is the possibility of some movement but with no clouds,
birds will probably get really high up.
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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/