Hawk Watch Saturday October 29, 2011


Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 29, 2011
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 34 49
Turkey Vulture 0 362 383
Osprey 0 1241 2588
Bald Eagle 0 236 361
Northern Harrier 0 444 615
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 10643 14314
Cooper's Hawk 0 2297 2781
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 70 79
Broad-winged Hawk 0 906 985
Red-tailed Hawk 0 196 239
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 3 3
American Kestrel 0 3007 5217
Merlin 2 821 1579
Peregrine Falcon 3 526 1055
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 4 6

Total: 5 20790 30254
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Observation start time: 13:30:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 1.5 hours

Official Counter: Melissa Roach

Observers:

Weather:
The day was almost a complete washout except for a brief window in the
afternoon when the rain halted for about an hour and a half.

Raptor Observations:
Horrible weather across the East coast put most birds down for the day
except for a handful of falcons.

Non-raptor Observations:
Short-eared Owl
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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/

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