Hawk Watch Thursday November 24, 2011

Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 24, 2011
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture               12             24             73
Turkey Vulture              85            220            628
Osprey                       0             17           2626
Bald Eagle                   4             46            418
Northern Harrier            20            167            803
Sharp-shinned Hawk          63            550          15069
Cooper's Hawk               21             96           2906
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk         54            119            248
Broad-winged Hawk            1              5            991
Red-tailed Hawk             58            227            507
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              1              6
American Kestrel             0             27           5251
Merlin                       0              9           1601
Peregrine Falcon             1             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:                     319           1532          32215
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Observation start time: 06:45:00 
Observation end   time: 14:00:00 
Total observation time: 7.25 hours

Official Counter:        Melissa Roach

Observers:        

Weather:
Clear skies with North winds becoming Northwest.

Raptor Observations:
A very good late-November late with over 300 birds counted dominated by
Red-tailed, Red-shouldered and Sharp-shinned Hawks.  

Non-raptor Observations:

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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/