Cape May Hawk Watch - 15 October 2012


Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 15, 2012
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0             13             24
Turkey Vulture               0            128            185
Osprey                       2            938           2508
Bald Eagle                   0             71            216
Northern Harrier             2            296            578
Sharp-shinned Hawk           6           7382          10016
Cooper's Hawk                2           1305           1820
Northern Goshawk             0              0              1
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              9             12
Broad-winged Hawk            0            300            516
Red-tailed Hawk              0             51             78
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0
American Kestrel             1           2064           4744
Merlin                       5            878           1473
Peregrine Falcon            13            606            919
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:                      31          14042          23092
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Observation start time: 06:00:00 
Observation end   time: 15:30:00 
Total observation time: 9.33 hours

Official Counter:        Vince Elia

Observers:        

Weather:
Mild and overcast. Winds from the SSW throughout. Some rain at the end of
the day.

Raptor Observations:
Very quiet.

Non-raptor Observations:


Predictions:
Cooler with NW winds.