Hawk Watch Wednesday November 9, 2011

Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 09, 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                   1             21            393
Northern Harrier             3             26            662
Sharp-shinned Hawk          15            264          14783
Cooper's Hawk                4             53           2863
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          1             37            166
Broad-winged Hawk            0              4            990
Red-tailed Hawk              4            109            389
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              5
American Kestrel             0              8           5232
Merlin                       0              4           1596
Peregrine Falcon             0             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:                      28            552          31235
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Observation start time: 06:45:00 
Observation end   time: 16:00:00 
Total observation time: 9.25 hours

Official Counter:        Melissa Roach

Observers:        

Weather:
Heavy fog blanketed the point in the morning but burned off in about 45
minutes.  We had very light winds for the first hour or so that soon became
East turning to Southeast and picking up slightly in intensity.  

Raptor Observations:
Quite the slow day but a spurt of activity around 10:30.  

Non-raptor Observations:
2 Wilson's Snipe, 3 Common Gallinule, 1 Belted Kingfisher, 1 Brown
Thrasher, 3 Dark-eyed Junco, 9 Wood Duck, 1 Red-breasted Nuthatch, 1 Hooded
Merganser, 5 Parasitic Jaeger, 1 Blue-winged Teal, 2 Blackpoll Warbler
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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/