Cape May Hawk Watch - 17 September 2012


Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 17, 2012
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0              0              0
Turkey Vulture               0              1              1
Osprey                      15            574            574
Bald Eagle                   2             76             76
Northern Harrier             9            146            146
Sharp-shinned Hawk          33            585            585
Cooper's Hawk                6            147            147
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              2              2
Broad-winged Hawk            2             75             75
Red-tailed Hawk              2             19             19
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0
American Kestrel            21           1314           1314
Merlin                       3            200            200
Peregrine Falcon             1             35             35
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

Total:                      94           3174           3174
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Observation start time: 05:45:00 
Observation end   time: 16:00:00 
Total observation time: 10.25 hours

Official Counter:        Tom Magarian

Observers:        

Weather:
The morning was cool and calm.  Then light breeze out of the SE started mid
morning and shifted to the SW late in the day and picked up.  The sky
conditions were partly sunny to mostly cloudy all day and the visibility
was excellent.

Raptor Observations:


Non-raptor Observations:


Predictions:
Rain and wind