Hawk Watch Saturday November 26, 2011

The Hawk Watch is starting to wind down with only 4 more days left..even though it felt like October today with warmer weather. So if you still haven't quite gotten your raptor fix yet, you still have a few more days to come visit the counter on the platform.

Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 26, 2011
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0             24             73
Turkey Vulture               0            220            628
Osprey                       1             20           2629
Bald Eagle                   1             50            422
Northern Harrier             9            184            820
Sharp-shinned Hawk          17            588          15107
Cooper's Hawk                4            110           2920
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          7            133            262
Broad-winged Hawk            0              5            991
Red-tailed Hawk             18            264            544
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              1              6
American Kestrel             0             27           5251
Merlin                       0              9           1601
Peregrine Falcon             0             24           1082
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:                      57           1659          32342
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Observation start time: 07:00:00 
Observation end   time: 16:00:00 
Total observation time: 9 hours

Official Counter:        Melissa Roach

Observers:        

Weather:
Light to almost nonexistent West to South-southwest winds with partly
cloudy skies. Quite warm.

Raptor Observations:


Non-raptor Observations:
1 Barn Swallow with 13 Tree Swallows, 7 Hooded Mergansers on the pond
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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/