Hawk Watch Sunday November 6, 2011

Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 06, 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                   0             20            392
Northern Harrier             2             23            659
Sharp-shinned Hawk          19            249          14768
Cooper's Hawk                4             49           2859
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0             36            165
Broad-winged Hawk            0              4            990
Red-tailed Hawk              3            105            385
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              5
American Kestrel             0              8           5232
Merlin                       1              4           1596
Peregrine Falcon             2             16           1074
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:                      31            524          31207
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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:
Light and sometimes quite variable winds throughout the day but the first
half of the day saw North-northeast winds.  We had overcast skies until the
last two hours of the count when it became partly cloudy.

Raptor Observations:


Non-raptor Observations:
2 male Hooded Mergansers on the pond, 7 Common Loons, 1 Savannah Sparrow, 1
Pine Siskin
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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/