Cape May Hawk Watch - 10 October 2012


Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 10, 2012
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0              0             11
Turkey Vulture               9             32             89
Osprey                      95            780           2350
Bald Eagle                   4             47            192
Northern Harrier             9            166            448
Sharp-shinned Hawk         663           2394           5028
Cooper's Hawk               80            734           1249
Northern Goshawk             0              0              1
Red-shouldered Hawk          2              6              9
Broad-winged Hawk           15            191            407
Red-tailed Hawk              4             22             49
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0
American Kestrel           164            901           3581
Merlin                     102            385            980
Peregrine Falcon            70            563            876
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              1              2

Total:                    1217           6222          15272
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Observation start time: 06:00:00 
Observation end   time: 16:00:00 
Total observation time: 10 hours

Official Counter:        Tom Reed

Observers:        

Weather:
Seasonable with decreasing clouds through the day. Winds from the W at
5-10mph, increasing to 10-15mph in the afternoon. 

Raptor Observations:
An afternoon-heavy flight, featuring a steady trickle of SSHA and a light
falcon movement.

Non-raptor Observations:
Sadly, no Wheatear today.

Dickcissel (2), Clay-colored Sparrow (1), White-crowned Sparrow (7), Rusty
Blackbird (7), Solitary Sandpiper (1), Cliff Swallow (1), Lesser
Black-backed Gull (1), Parasitic Jaeger (2)

Predictions:
Sunny and cool, with a ~10mph NW wind.