Avalon Seawatch - 21 December 2013

Brant - 26
American Black Duck - 2
Northern Pintail - 7
Lesser Scaup - 1
Common Eider - 4
Surf Scoter - 203
White-winged Scoter - 41
Black Scoter - 961
Dark-winged Scoter - 21
Long-tailed Duck - 24
Bufflehead - 4
Common Merganser - 1
Red-breasted Merganser - 25
Red-throated Loon - 143
Common Loon - 3
Northern Gannet - 305
Double-crested Cormorant - 3
Bonaparte's Gull - 52
Ring-billed Gull - 12
Herring Gull - 19
Great Black-backed Gull - 5

Total:  1,862

Avalon Seawatch - 20 December 2013

American Black Duck - 1
Lesser Scaup - 7
Common Eider - 1
Surf Scoter - 253
White-winged Scoter - 18
Black Scoter - 1339
Dark-winged Scoter - 26
Long-tailed Duck - 46
Common Goldeneye - 1
Red-breasted Merganser - 27
Red-throated Loon - 444
Common Loon - 2
Horned Grebe - 1
Northern Gannet - 259
Double-crested Cormorant - 15
Bonaparte's Gull - 5
Ring-billed Gull - 5
Herring Gull - 29
Great Black-backed Gull - 8

Total:  2,487

Avalon Seawatch - 19 December 2013

Gadwall - 3
American Black Duck - 2
Mallard - 2
Lesser Scaup - 5
Common Eider - 1
Surf Scoter - 79
White-winged Scoter - 14
Black Scoter - 806
Dark-winged Scoter - 31
Long-tailed Duck - 29
Common Merganser - 2
Red-breasted Merganser - 28
Red-throated Loon - 460
Common Loon - 2
Horned Grebe - 6
Northern Gannet - 605
Great Cormorant - 1
Razorbill - 10
Bonaparte's Gull - 7
Ring-billed Gull - 16

Total:  2,109

Avalon Seawatch - 18 December 2013

Snow Goose - 1
Canada Goose - 80
Brant - 83
American Black Duck - 27
Mallard - 6
Green-winged Teal - 1
Canvasback - 2
scaup, sp. - 1
Surf Scoter - 163
White-winged Scoter - 3
Black Scoter - 1673
Black/Surf Scoter - 804
scoter, sp. - 128
Long-tailed Duck - 107
Bufflehead - 3
Common Merganser - 3
Red-breasted Merganser - 59
Red-throated Loon - 253
Northern Gannet - 271
Double-crested Cormorant - 94
Great Cormorant - 4
Bonaparte's Gull - 100
Ring-billed Gull - 105
Herring Gull - 9
Razorbill - 1

Total: 3,981

Avalon Seawatch - 17 December 2013

Snow Goose - 5
Canada Goose - 101
American Black Duck - 9
Mallard - 14
Greater Scaup - 4
Lesser Scaup - 34
Surf Scoter - 542
White-winged Scoter - 45
Black Scoter - 1,145
Dark-winged Scoter - 27
Long-tailed Duck - 405
Bufflehead - 8
Common Goldeneye - 25
Common Merganser - 1
Red-breasted Merganser - 206
Red-throated Loon - 195
Common Loon - 7
Horned Grebe - 11
Red-necked Grebe - 1
Northern Gannet - 110
Parasitic Jaeger - 1
Razorbill - 5
Bonaparte's Gull - 10
Ring-billed Gull - 44
Herring Gull - 45
American Oystercatcher - 7

Total:  3,015

Avalon Seawatch - 16 December 2013

Brant - 6
Canada Goose - 502
Tundra Swan - 64
Gadwall - 5
American Black Duck - 72
Mallard - 17
Greater Scaup - 14
Lesser Scaup - 31
Scaup sp. - 27
Surf Scoter - 118
White-winged Scoter - 1
Black Scoter - 843
Dark-winged Scoter - 195
Long-tailed Duck - 109
Bufflehead - 10
Common Goldeneye - 7
Red-breasted Merganser - 54
Red-throated Loon - 823
Common Loon - 13
Horned Grebe - 3
Northern Gannet - 136
Double-crested Cormorant - 7
Razorbill - 1
Bonaparte's Gull - 22
Ring-billed Gull - 93
Herring Gull - 82
Great Black-backed Gull - 2
Black-bellied Plover - 2
Killdeer - 2
Dunlin - 340

Total:  3,601

Avalon Seawatch - 15 December 2013

Snow Goose - 290
Brant - 15
Canada Goose - 17
American Black Duck - 28
Mallard - 8
Northern Pintail - 22
Ring-necked Duck - 3
Greater Scaup - 3
Scaup sp. - 5
Surf Scoter - 296
White-winged Scoter - 42
Black Scoter - 1,126
Dark-winged Scoter - 160
Long-tailed Duck - 74
Bufflehead - 1
Red-breasted Merganser - 54
Red-throated Loon - 325
Common Loon - 6
Horned Grebe - 2
Northern Gannet - 434
Double-crested Cormorant - 2
Razorbill - 3
Bonaparte's Gull - 73
Ring-billed Gull - 47
Herring Gull - 68
Great Black-backed Gull - 13

Total:  3,117

Avalon Seawatch - 14 December 2013

Brant - 171
American Black Duck - 28
Mallard - 5
Green-winged Teal - 1
Canvasback - 2
Redhead - 60
Greater Scaup - 14
Lesser Scaup - 72
Surf Scoter - 709
White-winged Scoter - 28
Black Scoter - 3,942
Dark-winged Scoter - 110
Long-tailed Duck - 98
Bufflehead - 5
Common Goldeneye - 6
Hooded Merganser - 2
Red-breasted Merganser - 111
Red-throated Loon - 2,263
Common Loon - 6
Northern Gannet - 600
Great Blue Heron - 1
Bonaparte's Gull - 331
Ring-billed Gull - 259
Herring Gull - 106
Great Black-backed Gull - 12

Total:  8,942

Avalon Seawatch - 13 December 2013

Snow Goose - 48
Brant - 20
Canada Goose - 91
Tundra Swan - 11
American Black Duck - 78
Mallard - 17
Northern Pintail - 1
Green-winged Teal - 2
Redhead - 2
Ring-necked Duck - 4
Greater Scaup - 11
Lesser Scaup - 39
Surf Scoter - 160
White-winged Scoter - 10
Black Scoter - 1,954
Dark-winged Scoter - 200
Long-tailed Duck - 71
Bufflehead - 15
Common Goldeneye - 3
Hooded Merganser - 5
Common Merganser - 1
Red-breasted Merganser - 78
Red-throated Loon - 673
Common Loon - 2
Horned Grebe - 3
Northern Gannet - 400
Double-crested Cormorant - 22
Bonaparte's Gull - 80
Ring-billed Gull - 89
Herring Gull - 27

Total:  4,117

Avalon Seawatch - 12 December 2013

Snow Goose - 25
Canada Goose - 171
Brant - 20
American Black Duck - 23
Mallard - 2
Canvasback - 1
Redhead - 2
Greater Scaup - 3
Lesser Scaup - 2
scaup, sp. - 1
Surf Scoter - 90
White-winged Scoter - 12
Black Scoter - 981
Black/Surf Scoter - 801
scoter, sp. - 538
Long-tailed Duck - 139
Bufflehead - 2
Common Goldeneye - 8
Hooded Merganser - 4
Red-breasted Merganser - 36
Red-throated Loon - 996
Common Loon - 14
Horned Grebe - 1
Northern Gannet - 115
Double-crested Cormorant - 75
Great Cormorant - 1
Bonaparte's Gull - 36
Ring-billed Gull - 265
Herring Gull - 45
Black-legged Kittiwake - 2

Total: 4,411

Avalon Seawatch - 11 December 2013

Brant - 4
Lesser Scaup - 13
Surf Scoter - 52
White-winged Scoter - 2
Black Scoter - 370
Dark-winged Scoter - 143
Long-tailed Duck - 12
Red-breasted Merganser - 6
Red-throated Loon - 104
Common Loon - 1
Horned Grebe - 2
Northern Gannet - 283
Double-crested Cormorant - 11
Bonaparte's Gull - 20
Ring-billed Gull - 20
Herring Gull - 42
Great Black-backed Gull - 5

Total:  1,090

Avalon Seawatch - 10 December 2013

Brant - 3
Canada Goose - 36
Lesser Scaup - 8
Surf Scoter - 96
White-winged Scoter - 2
Black Scoter - 642
Dark-winged Scoter - 30
Long-tailed Duck - 20
Bufflehead - 2
Common Goldeneye - 1
Red-breasted Merganser - 4
Red-throated Loon - 481
Common Loon - 1
Northern Gannet - 137
Bonaparte's Gull - 4
Ring-billed Gull - 26
Herring Gull - 23
Great Black-backed Gull - 4
American Woodcock - 1

Total:  1,521

Avalon Seawatch - 9 December 2013

Brant - 2
American Black Duck - 8
Lesser Scaup - 8
Surf Scoter - 182
White-winged Scoter - 2
Black Scoter - 1,117
Long-tailed Duck - 8
Bufflehead - 4
Hooded Merganser - 1
Red-breasted Merganser - 9
Red-throated Loon - 54
Horned Grebe - 1
Northern Gannet - 83
Bonaparte's Gull - 6
Ring-billed Gull - 8
Ruddy Turnstone - 5

Total:  1,498

Avalon Seawatch - 8 December 2013

Snow Goose - 8
Brant - 156
Canada Goose - 6
Mallard - 4
Redhead - 4
Lesser Scaup - 8
Common Eider - 2
Surf Scoter - 445
White-winged Scoter - 10
Black Scoter - 2,015
Dark-winged Scoter - 405
Long-tailed Duck - 49
Bufflehead - 4
Red-breasted Merganser - 16
Red-throated Loon - 760
Horned Grebe - 1
Northern Gannet - 278
Double-crested Cormorant - 37
Ring-billed Gull - 110
Herring Gull - 35
Great Black-backed Gull - 2
Dunlin - 40
Western Sandpiper - 1

Total:  4,396

Avalon Seawatch - 7 December 2013

Brant - 151
Canada Goose - 141
Gadwall - 6
American Black Duck - 8
Mallard - 1
Northern Pintail - 11
Lesser Scaup - 26
Surf Scoter - 340
White-winged Scoter - 20
Black Scoter - 859
Dark-winged Scoter - 60
Long-tailed Duck - 71
Red-breasted Merganser - 5
Red-throated Loon -1,293
Common Loon - 1
Horned Grebe - 4
Northern Gannet - 913
Double-crested Cormorant - 25
Great Blue Heron - 3
Ring-billed Gull - 93
Herring Gull - 12
American Oystercatcher - 1

Total: 4,044

Avalon Seawatch - 6 December 2013

Brant - 2
American Black Duck - 3
Surf Scoter - 122
White-winged Scoter - 1
Black Scoter - 400
Long-tailed Duck - 14
Red-breasted Merganser - 5
Red-throated Loon - 848
Common Loon - 1
Horned Grebe - 1
Northern Gannet - 313
Double-crested Cormorant - 1
Bonaparte's Gull - 59
Laughing Gull - 6
Ring-billed Gull - 94
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 4

Total:  1,874

Avalon Seawatch - 5 December 2013

Brant - 1
Greater Scaup - 1
Lesser Scaup - 3
Common Eider - 1
Surf Scoter - 95
White-winged Scoter - 4
Black Scoter - 431
Dark-winged Scoter - 65
Long-tailed Duck - 1
Red-breasted Merganser - 17
Red-throated Loon - 803
Horned Grebe - 5
Northern Gannet - 531
Great Cormorant - 1
Razorbill - 1
Black-legged Kittiwake - 1
Bonaparte's Gull - 2
Laughing Gull - 5
Ring-billed Gull - 34

Total: 2,002

Fighting Common Loons

Fighting Common Loons

Surf Scoter

Avalon Seawatch - 4 December 2013

Observer: Sam Galick

Brant - 6
American Black Duck - 6
Ring-necked Duck - 3
Greater Scaup - 6
Lesser Scaup - 47
King Eider - 1
Common Eider - 6
Surf Scoter - 1,068
White-winged Scoter - 33
Black Scoter - 2,919
Dark-winged Scoter - 620
Unidenified Scoter - 190
Long-tailed Duck - 14
Bufflehead - 3
Red-breasted Merganser - 76
Red-throated Loon - 1,694
Common Loon - 14
Horned Grebe - 10
Northern Gannet - 305
Brown Pelican - 1
Double-crested Cormorant - 2
Laughing Gull - 24
Bonaparte's Gull - 85
Ring-billed Gull - 336
Herring Gull - 404
Great Black-backed Gull - 7
Parasitic Jaeger - 2
Great Blue Heron - 2
Redhead - 1
American Oystercatcher - 6
Iceland Gull - 1

Total: 7,892

First cycle Kumlien's Iceland Gull

First cycle Kumlien's Iceland Gull

Northbound Brown Pelican



Avalon Seawatch - 3 December 2013

Brant - 4
Canada Goose - 2
Greater Scaup - 1
Lesser Scaup - 10
Surf Scoter - 748
White-winged Scoter - 11
Black Scoter - 3,580
Long-tailed Duck - 20
Red-breasted Merganser - 5
Red-throated Loon - 621
Common Loon - 3
Horned Grebe - 2
Northern Gannet - 154
Double-crested Cormorant - 21
Parasitic Jaeger - 1
Bonaparte's Gull - 55
Laughing Gull - 1
Ring-billed Gull - 277
Herring Gull - 56
Great Black-backed Gull - 11

Total:  5,583

Avalon Seawatch - 2 December 2013

American Wigeon - 2
American Black Duck - 15
Lesser Scaup - 2
Surf Scoter - 399
White-winged Scoter - 29
Black Scoter - 1,296
Long-tailed Duck - 2
Hooded Merganser - 1
Red-breasted Merganser - 22
Red-throated Loon - 882
Common Loon - 2
Horned Grebe - 1
Northern Gannet - 560
Double-crested Cormorant - 6
Great Blue Heron - 1
Parasitic Jaeger - 2
Bonaparte's Gull - 413
Laughing Gull - 41
Ring-billed Gull - 366
Herring Gull - 10
Dunlin - 30

Total:  4,082

Avalon Seawatch - 1 December 2013

Canada Goose - 2
Gadwall - 4
American Black Duck - 38
Mallard - 2
Green-winged Teal - 4
Common Eider - 1
Surf Scoter - 666
White-winged Scoter - 29
Black Scoter - 4,909
Dark-winged Scoter - 530
Long-tailed Duck - 7
Red-breasted Merganser - 28
Red-throated Loon - 1,193
Common Loon - 1
Horned Grebe - 2
Northern Gannet - 281
Double-crested Cormorant - 30
Great Cormorant - 5
Great Blue Heron - 1
Great Egret - 1
Bonaparte's Gull - 26
Ring-billed Gull - 282
American Oystercatcher - 1
Dunlin - 40

Total:  8,083

Avalon Seawatch - 30 November 2013

Brant - 204
Canada Goose - 392
American Black Duck - 37
Mallard - 1
Northern Pintail - 5
Redhead - 12
Lesser Scaup - 32
Scaup sp. - 21
Surf Scoter - 3,242
White-winged Scoter - 151
Black Scoter - 12,536
Dark-winged Scoter - 1,000
Long-tailed Duck - 13
Bufflehead - 1
Hooded Merganser - 5
Red-breasted Merganser - 60
Red-throated Loon - 2,898
Common Loon - 3
Horned Grebe - 2
Red-necked Grebe - 1
Northern Gannet - 861
Double-crested Cormorant - 72
Great Cormorant - 1
Ring-billed Gull - 471
Herring Gull - 26
Great Black-backed Gull - 2

Total:  22,049

Hawk Watch - 30 November 2013

Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 30, 2013
SpeciesDay's CountMonth TotalSeason Total
Black Vulture9250359
Turkey Vulture2111702576
Osprey0123091
Bald Eagle0125486
Northern Harrier83681143
Sharp-shinned Hawk13302319828
Cooper's Hawk04233618
Northern Goshawk0812
Red-shouldered Hawk5603780
Broad-winged Hawk08653
Red-tailed Hawk2017642368
Rough-legged Hawk133
Golden Eagle03850
American Kestrel0503433
Merlin1541339
Peregrine Falcon0131174
Unknown Accipiter000
Unknown Buteo000
Unknown Falcon000
Unknown Eagle000
Unknown Raptor000
Mississippi Kite001
Swainson's Hawk003
Total:78791240917


Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 8.5 hours
Official CounterTom Reed
Observers:



Visitors:
Appreciate everyone who stopped by on the last day -- thanks for a great season.

Weather:
Seasonably cool with increasing clouds. Winds NE->E; 5-10mph during the AM, 10-15mph during the PM.

Raptor Observations:
A few birds up early, but any movement eliminated by the low overcast that settled in during the midday hours. RLHA at 0735 was the first bird of the day. Last bird of the season was a NOHA at 1443.

Non-raptor Observations:

Sandhill Crane (6), Orange-crowned Warbler (1), Snow Bunting (50)

Predictions:
see ya.

Avalon Seawatch - 29 November 2013

Snow Goose - 85
Brant - 80
Canada Goose - 1,363
Gadwall - 1
American Black Duck - 42
Mallard - 1
Greater Scaup - 3
Lesser Scaup - 20
Scaup sp. - 37
Surf Scoter - 1,963
White-winged Scoter - 78
Black Scoter - 3,886
Dark-winged Scoter - 226
Long-tailed Duck - 12
Bufflehead - 16
Red-breasted Merganser - 77
Red-throated Loon - 4,848
Common Loon - 14
Horned Grebe - 4
Northern Gannet - 1,605
Double-crested Cormorant - 226
Great Blue Heron - 23
Ring-billed Gull - 302
Herring Gull - 40

Total:  14,952

Hawk Watch - 29 November 2013

Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 29, 2013
SpeciesDay's CountMonth TotalSeason Total
Black Vulture0241350
Turkey Vulture3911492555
Osprey1123091
Bald Eagle6125486
Northern Harrier153601135
Sharp-shinned Hawk48301019815
Cooper's Hawk154233618
Northern Goshawk3812
Red-shouldered Hawk25598775
Broad-winged Hawk08653
Red-tailed Hawk5117442348
Rough-legged Hawk122
Golden Eagle23850
American Kestrel0503433
Merlin1531338
Peregrine Falcon0131174
Unknown Accipiter000
Unknown Buteo000
Unknown Falcon000
Unknown Eagle000
Unknown Raptor000
Mississippi Kite001
Swainson's Hawk003
Total:207783440839


Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 8.5 hours
Official CounterTom Reed
Observers:


Weather:
Seasonably cool and clear. Winds NW 5-15mph.

Raptor Observations:
A short-lived but fun flight that included three juv. NOGO, two juv. GOEA, a late OSPR, and a light-morph RLHA at 0940.

Non-raptor Observations:
Sandhill Crane (3), Cackling Goose (2), Lapland Longspur (1), Orange-crowned Warbler (1)

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Predictions:
Partly sunny, 43F, winds NE becoming SE 10-15mph

Avalon Seawatch - 28 November 2013

Brant - 6
Canada Goose - 8
American Black Duck - 6
Surf Scoter - 9
Dark-winged Scoter - 69
Long-tailed Duck - 7
Bufflehead - 2
Red-breasted Merganser - 1
Red-throated Loon - 280
Common Loon - 2
Northern Gannet - 30
Double-crested Cormorant - 15
Ring-billed Gull - 173
Herring Gull - 19

Total:  627

Hawk Watch - 28 November 2013

Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 28, 2013
SpeciesDay's CountMonth TotalSeason Total
Black Vulture59241350
Turkey Vulture7411102516
Osprey0113090
Bald Eagle7119480
Northern Harrier93451120
Sharp-shinned Hawk31296219767
Cooper's Hawk94083603
Northern Goshawk159
Red-shouldered Hawk10573750
Broad-winged Hawk08653
Red-tailed Hawk5316932297
Rough-legged Hawk011
Golden Eagle43648
American Kestrel0503433
Merlin1521337
Peregrine Falcon0131174
Unknown Accipiter000
Unknown Buteo000
Unknown Falcon000
Unknown Eagle000
Unknown Raptor000
Mississippi Kite001
Swainson's Hawk003
Total:258762740632


Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 15:15:00
Total observation time: 8.25 hours
Official CounterTom Reed
Observers:


Weather:
Cold and mostly clear. Winds NW; 20-30mph during the AM, 10-20mph during the PM.

Raptor Observations:
A nice flight for the date, with a good push of RTHA during the late-AM. Four juv. GOEA on high line from Cape May City between 1100 and 1430. Second-year NOGO at 1109.

Non-raptor Observations:
Sandhill Crane (6), Tundra Swan (2), Orange-crowned Warbler (1), Palm Warbler (1)

Predictions:
Clear, 43F, winds NW->N 5-10mph

Hawk Watch - 27 November 2013

--No count conducted due to coastal storm--

Avalon Seawatch - 27 November 2013

Black Scoter - 10
Dark-winged Scoter - 32
Red-throated Loon - 69
Common Loon - 1
Northern Gannet - 88
Laughing Gull - 135
Ring-billed Gull - 59
Herring Gull - 15
Great Black-backed Gull - 11

Total:  420

Hawk Watch - 26 November 2013

Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 26, 2013
SpeciesDay's CountMonth TotalSeason Total
Black Vulture0182291
Turkey Vulture010362442
Osprey0113090
Bald Eagle0112473
Northern Harrier33361111
Sharp-shinned Hawk0293119736
Cooper's Hawk03993594
Northern Goshawk048
Red-shouldered Hawk0563740
Broad-winged Hawk08653
Red-tailed Hawk016402244
Rough-legged Hawk011
Golden Eagle03244
American Kestrel0503433
Merlin0511336
Peregrine Falcon1131174
Unknown Accipiter000
Unknown Buteo000
Unknown Falcon000
Unknown Eagle000
Unknown Raptor000
Mississippi Kite001
Swainson's Hawk003
Total:4736940374

Observation start time:07:00:00
Observation end time:13:00:00
Total observation time:6 hours
Official CounterTom Magarian
Observers:


Weather:
SW winds, shifting to NE. Steady drizzle turning to rain late.

Avalon Seawatch - 26 November 2013

Brant - 36
Canada Goose - 4
American Wigeon - 3
American Black Duck - 8
Mallard - 8
Northern Pintail - 7
Green-winged Teal - 1
Ring-necked Duck - 12
Lesser Scaup - 19
Scaup sp. - 4
Surf Scoter - 640
White-winged Scoter - 35
Black Scoter - 1,405
Long-tailed Duck - 13
Bufflehead - 2
Red-breasted Merganser - 49
Red-throated Loon - 5,199
Common Loon - 4
Horned Grebe - 7
Northern Gannet - 4,543
Double-crested Cormorant - 16
Great Cormorant - 1
Bonaparte's Gull - 1
Laughing Gull - 10
Ring-billed Gull - 681
Herring Gull - 14
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1
Forster's Tern - 2
Red Knot -1
Dunlin - 25
Purple Sandpiper - 58

Total:  12,809

Avalon Seawatch - 25 November 2013

Snow Goose - 197
Brant - 123
Canada Goose - 3,819
Wood Duck - 1
American Black Duck - 149
Mallard - 154
Northern Shoveler - 12
Green-winged Teal - 18
Greater Scaup - 9
Lesser Scaup - 3
Scaup sp. - 7
Surf Scoter - 364
White-winged Scoter - 1
Black Scoter - 784
Dark-winged Scoter - 320
Long-tailed Duck - 26
Bufflehead - 33
Hooded Merganser - 42
Red-breasted Merganser - 59
Red-throated Loon - 3,159
Common Loon - 1
Horned Grebe - 2
Northern Gannet - 519
Double-crested Cormorant - 361
Bonaparte's Gull - 49
Laughing Gull - 2
Ring-billed Gull - 1,131
Herring Gull - 75
Black-bellied Plover - 12
Dunlin - 90

Total:  11,522

Hawk Watch - 25 November 2013

Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 25, 2013
SpeciesDay's CountMonth TotalSeason Total
Black Vulture12182291
Turkey Vulture5010362442
Osprey0113090
Bald Eagle1112473
Northern Harrier33331108
Sharp-shinned Hawk10293119736
Cooper's Hawk43993594
Northern Goshawk048
Red-shouldered Hawk15563740
Broad-winged Hawk08653
Red-tailed Hawk4716402244
Rough-legged Hawk011
Golden Eagle13244
American Kestrel0503433
Merlin1511336
Peregrine Falcon0121173
Unknown Accipiter000
Unknown Buteo000
Unknown Falcon000
Unknown Eagle000
Unknown Raptor000
Mississippi Kite001
Swainson's Hawk003
Total:144736540370

Observation start time:07:00:00
Observation end time:15:00:00
Total observation time:8 hours
Official CounterTom Magarian
Observers:


Weather:
Light NW winds, mostly sunny, and cold.

Avalon Seawatch - 24 November 2013

Snow Goose - 1,299
Brant - 101
Canada Goose - 1,236
Tundra Swan - 2
Gadwall - 6
American Wigeon - 5
American Black Duck - 241
Mallard - 46
Northern Shoveler - 12
Green-winged Teal - 12
Lesser Scaup - 2
Surf Scoter - 172
Black Scoter - 185
Dark-winged Scoter - 90
Long-tailed Duck - 4
Bufflehead - 99
Common Goldeneye - 2
Hooded Merganser - 30
Red-breasted Merganser - 24
Red-throated Loon - 200
Common Loon - 1
Northern Gannet - 1,544
Double-crested Cormorant - 33
Bonaparte's Gull - 23
Laughing Gull - 30
Ring-billed Gull - 6,003
Herring Gull - 723
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1
Great Black-backed Gull - 15
American Oystercatcher - 4

Total:  12,145

Hawk Watch - 24 November 2013

Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 24, 2013
SpeciesDay's CountMonth TotalSeason Total
Black Vulture0170279
Turkey Vulture169862392
Osprey0113090
Bald Eagle3111472
Northern Harrier93301105
Sharp-shinned Hawk27292119726
Cooper's Hawk53953590
Northern Goshawk048
Red-shouldered Hawk1548725
Broad-winged Hawk08653
Red-tailed Hawk3315932197
Rough-legged Hawk011
Golden Eagle43143
American Kestrel0503433
Merlin0501335
Peregrine Falcon0121173
Unknown Accipiter000
Unknown Buteo000
Unknown Falcon000
Unknown Eagle000
Unknown Raptor000
Mississippi Kite001
Swainson's Hawk003
Total:98722140226


Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official CounterTom Reed
Observers:


Weather:
Very cold with variable cloudiness (the coldest Nov 24 since records have been kept). Winds NW 20-30mph, gusts to 50mph.

Raptor Observations:
A few small bursts, highlighted by four GOEA that passed through between 1133 and 1140.

Non-raptor Observations:

White-rumped Sandpiper (1), Pectoral Sandpiper (2), Cave Swallow (2), Lesser Black-backed Gull (4), Ring-billed Gull (8000+), Canada Goose (1900), Snow Goose (725), Tundra Swan (11), White-winged Scoter (1)

Predictions:
Sunny, 39F, winds NW becoming SW 10-15mph

Avalon Seawatch - 23 November 2013

Brant - 8
American Wigeon - 6
American Black Duck - 55
Green-winged Teal - 8
Lesser Scaup - 1
Scaup sp. - 5
Common Eider - 3
Surf Scoter - 583
White-winged Scoter - 10
Black Scoter - 823
Dark-winged Scoter - 122
Long-tailed Duck - 3
Bufflehead - 4
Common Goldeneye - 1
Red-breasted Merganser - 31
Red-throated Loon - 2,276
Horned Grebe - 1
Red-necked Grebe - 1
Northern Gannet - 2,625
Double-crested Cormorant - 55
Great Blue Heron - 3
Bonaparte's Gull - 5
Laughing Gull - 114
Ring-billed Gull - 651
Herring Gull - 2
Forster's Tern - 38
Parasitic Jaeger - 2
American Oystercatcher - 5

Total:  7,441

Hawk Watch - 23 November 2013


Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 23, 2013
SpeciesDay's CountMonth TotalSeason Total
Black Vulture13170279
Turkey Vulture449702376
Osprey0113090
Bald Eagle2108469
Northern Harrier133211096
Sharp-shinned Hawk100289419699
Cooper's Hawk153903585
Northern Goshawk148
Red-shouldered Hawk7547724
Broad-winged Hawk08653
Red-tailed Hawk5415602164
Rough-legged Hawk011
Golden Eagle12739
American Kestrel1503433
Merlin3501335
Peregrine Falcon0121173
Unknown Accipiter000
Unknown Buteo000
Unknown Falcon000
Unknown Eagle000
Unknown Raptor000
Mississippi Kite001
Swainson's Hawk003
Total:254712340128


Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 9 hours
Official CounterTom Reed
Observers:

Weather:
Seasonably cool with variable cloudiness. Winds NW 10-20mph throughout.

Raptor Observations:
A fair though brief RTHA flight...trickle of SSHA throughout. NOGO at 0748. GOEA at 1053 broke single-season record.

Non-raptor Observations:

BREWER'S BLACKBIRD (1), Eurasian Wigeon (4), Lapland Longspur (1), Cave Swallow (2)

Predictions:
Mostly sunny; 35F; winds NW 25-30mph, gusts to 45mph.

Avalon Seawatch - 22 November 2013

American Black Duck - 2
Northern Pintail - 14
Green-winged Teal - 3
Greater Scaup - 9
Lesser Scaup - 15
Common Eider - 1
Surf Scoter - 1,240
White-winged Scoter - 11
Black Scoter - 4,321
Dark-winged Scoter - 80
Long-tailed Duck - 2
Red-breasted Merganser - 16
Red-throated Loon - 2,909
Common Loon - 8
Horned Grebe - 5
Red-necked Grebe - 1
Northern Gannet - 1,964
Double-crested Cormorant - 50
Great Cormorant - 1
Bonaparte's Gull - 32
Laughing Gull - 346
Ring-billed Gull - 518
Herring Gull - 65
Great Black-backed Gull  - 4
Parasitic Jaeger - 6
American Oystercatcher - 2
Dunlin - 380

Total:  12,005

Hawk Watch - 22 November 2013

Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 22, 2013
SpeciesDay's CountMonth TotalSeason Total
Black Vulture0157266
Turkey Vulture09262332
Osprey0113090
Bald Eagle0106467
Northern Harrier03081083
Sharp-shinned Hawk7279419599
Cooper's Hawk03753570
Northern Goshawk037
Red-shouldered Hawk0540717
Broad-winged Hawk08653
Red-tailed Hawk015062110
Rough-legged Hawk011
Golden Eagle02638
American Kestrel0493432
Merlin1471332
Peregrine Falcon0121173
Unknown Accipiter000
Unknown Buteo000
Unknown Falcon000
Unknown Eagle000
Unknown Raptor000
Mississippi Kite001
Swainson's Hawk003
Total:8686939874


Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 14:45:00
Total observation time: 7.75 hours
Official CounterTom Reed
Observers: Glen Davis


Weather:
Seasonably mild and mostly cloudy. Winds S <5mph during AM, becoming W 5-10mph during PM. Count suspended at 1445 due to rain. Thanks to GD for covering the first 30min of the day.

Raptor Observations:
Zzzzzzz....

Non-raptor Observations:

Eurasian Wigeon (4), Lapland Longspur (1), Snow Bunting (50), Horned Lark (1), White-winged Scoter (5), Orange-crowned Warbler (1), Common Yellowthroat (1), Blue-winged Teal (1)

Predictions:
Mostly sunny, 50F, winds NW 15-20mph

Avalon Seawatch - 21 November 2013

Wood Duck - 1
Gadwall - 4
American Wigeon - 6
American Black Duck - 88
Mallard - 12
Northern Shoveler - 22
Northern Pintail - 18
Green-winged Teal  - 782
Greater Scaup - 36
Lesser Scaup - 22
Scaup sp. - 63
Common Eider - 38
Surf Scoter - 3,552
White-winged Scoter - 81
Black Scoter - 8,230
Dark-winged Scoter - 1110
Scoter sp.  - 250
Long-tailed Duck - 7
Bufflehead - 1
Hooded Merganser - 6
Red-breasted Merganser - 330
Red-throated Loon - 3,643
Common Loon - 40
Horned Grebe - 4
Red-necked Grebe - 2
Northern Gannet - 2,440
Double-crested Cormorant - 51
Bonaparte's Gull - 4
Laughing Gull - 155
Ring-billed Gull - 524
Herring Gull - 37
Great Black-backed Gull - 10
Forster's Tern - 55
Parasitic Jaeger - 9

Total:  21,633

Hawk Watch - 21 November 2013

Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 21, 2013
SpeciesDay's CountMonth TotalSeason Total
Black Vulture0157266
Turkey Vulture09262332
Osprey0113090
Bald Eagle1106467
Northern Harrier173081083
Sharp-shinned Hawk42278719592
Cooper's Hawk63753570
Northern Goshawk037
Red-shouldered Hawk3540717
Broad-winged Hawk08653
Red-tailed Hawk1215062110
Rough-legged Hawk111
Golden Eagle02638
American Kestrel1493432
Merlin1461331
Peregrine Falcon0121173
Unknown Accipiter000
Unknown Buteo000
Unknown Falcon000
Unknown Eagle000
Unknown Raptor000
Mississippi Kite001
Swainson's Hawk003
Total:84686139866


Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official CounterTom Reed
Observers:


Weather:
Seasonable with increasing clouds through the day. Winds NE/E 5-10mph during the AM; SE 10-15mph during the PM.

Raptor Observations:
Rough-legged Hawk (light-morph) at 8:26am, offshore to the S and headed SW-- the first RLHA recorded on the official count since 10 October 2008.

Non-raptor Observations:

Pomarine Jaeger (1), Eurasian Wigeon (1), Common Eider (1), Horned Grebe (4), Red-throated Loon (5000+), Barn Swallow (2), Snow Bunting (60), Pine Warbler (1), White-winged Scoter (3)

Predictions:
Cloudy, 60F, winds SW 10-15mph. Chance of showers late.

Avalon Seawatch - 20 November 2013

Brant - 14
Wood Duck - 1
American Black Duck - 27
Green-winged Teal - 28
Lesser Scaup - 6
Scaup sp. - 18
Common Eider - 2
Surf Scoter - 1,942
White-winged Scoter - 15
Black Scoter - 2,975
dark-winged scoter - 1,760
Scoter sp. - 720
Long-tailed Duck - 4
Bufflehead - 2
Hooded Merganser - 4
Red-breasted Merganser - 13
Red-throated Loon - 708
Common Loon - 8
Horned Grebe - 2
Northern Gannet - 1,079
Double-crested Cormorant - 314
Ring-billed Gull - 156
Herring Gull - 27
Great Black-backed Gull - 8
Forster's Tern - 54
Parasitic Jaeger - 1

Total: 9,888

Hawk Watch - 20 November 2013

Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 20, 2013
SpeciesDay's CountMonth TotalSeason Total
Black Vulture38157266
Turkey Vulture839262332
Osprey0113090
Bald Eagle9105466
Northern Harrier122911066
Sharp-shinned Hawk162274519550
Cooper's Hawk193693564
Northern Goshawk137
Red-shouldered Hawk56537714
Broad-winged Hawk08653
Red-tailed Hawk12214942098
Rough-legged Hawk000
Golden Eagle12638
American Kestrel1483431
Merlin2451330
Peregrine Falcon0121173
Unknown Accipiter000
Unknown Buteo000
Unknown Falcon000
Unknown Eagle000
Unknown Raptor000
Mississippi Kite001
Swainson's Hawk003
Total:506677739782


Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 15:45:00
Total observation time: 8.75 hours
Official CounterTom Reed
Observers:


Weather:
Cool with decreasing clouds through the day. Winds N 5-10mph during the AM, become ENE 15-20mph during the PM.

Raptor Observations:
A nice push of buteos and SSHA during the late-AM. GOEA at 1:55pm tied single-season record from 1996.

Non-raptor Observations:

http://ebird.org/ebird/nj/view/checklist?subID=S15721454

Predictions:
Partly sunny, 53F, winds E ~10mph

Hawk Watch - 19 November 2013



Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 19, 2013
SpeciesDay's CountMonth TotalSeason Total
Black Vulture30119228
Turkey Vulture478432249
Osprey0113090
Bald Eagle2196457
Northern Harrier202791054
Sharp-shinned Hawk50258319388
Cooper's Hawk63503545
Northern Goshawk026
Red-shouldered Hawk22481658
Broad-winged Hawk08653
Red-tailed Hawk6613721976
Rough-legged Hawk000
Golden Eagle82537
American Kestrel1473430
Merlin1431328
Peregrine Falcon0121173
Unknown Accipiter000
Unknown Buteo000
Unknown Falcon000
Unknown Eagle000
Unknown Raptor000
Mississippi Kite001
Swainson's Hawk003
Total:272627139276

Avalon Seawatch - 19 November 2013

Snow Goose - 48
Canada Goose - 1
Brant - 6
Wood Duck - 9
Gadwall - 3
American Black Duck - 13
Green-winged Teal - 13

Greater Scaup - 3
Lesser Scaup - 2

Common Eider - 1
Surf Scoter - 426
White-winged Scoter - 1
Black Scoter - 1107

dark-winged scoter - 100
Long-tailed Duck - 4
Bufflehead - 10
Red-breasted Merganser - 14
Red-throated Loon - 2403
Common Loon - 2
Northern Gannet - 1075

Double-crested Cormorant - 1327

Great Cormorant - 1
Great Blue Heron - 6
Great Egret - 2
Laughing Gull - 165
Bonaparte's Gull - 18
Ring-billed Gull - 511

Forster's Tern - 197
Parasitic Jaeger - 2

Dunlin - 1350
American Oystercatcher - 40
Black-bellied Plover - 76
Greater Yellowlegs - 1

Total: 8,937

Hawk Watch - 18 November 2013

Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 18, 2013
SpeciesDay's CountMonth TotalSeason Total
Black Vulture089198
Turkey Vulture07962202
Osprey0113090
Bald Eagle175436
Northern Harrier22581033
Sharp-shinned Hawk31252119326
Cooper's Hawk63443539
Northern Goshawk126
Red-shouldered Hawk1459636
Broad-winged Hawk08653
Red-tailed Hawk213061910
Rough-legged Hawk000
Golden Eagle01729
American Kestrel0463429
Merlin2421327
Peregrine Falcon0121173
Unknown Accipiter000
Unknown Buteo000
Unknown Falcon000
Unknown Eagle000
Unknown Raptor000
Mississippi Kite001
Swainson's Hawk003
Total:46598638991

Observation start time:06:45:00
Observation end time:15:15:00
Total observation time:8.5 hours
Official CounterTom Magarian
Observers:


Weather:
Warm, with westerly winds all day. Overcast early becoming clear and sunny by the afternoon.

Raptor Observations:


Non-raptor Observations:


Predictions:
strong NW winds. 

Avalon Seawatch - 18 November 2013

Tundra Swan - 5
Greater Scaup - 4
Lesser Scaup - 12
King Eider - 2

Surf Scoter - 498
White-winged Scoter - 3
Black Scoter - 3054

dark-winged scoter - 40
Long-tailed Duck - 1
Bufflehead - 2

Common Goldeneye - 1
Red-breasted Merganser - 39
Red-throated Loon - 1564
Common Loon - 5

Horned Grebe - 3
Northern Gannet - 3142

Double-crested Cormorant - 461

Great Blue Heron - 1
Laughing Gull - 17
Bonaparte's Gull - 43
Ring-billed Gull - 59

Herring Gull - 15
Forster's Tern - 256

Royal Tern - 2
Parasitic Jaeger - 15

Purple Sandpiper - 35
Dunlin - 150
Black-bellied Plover - 9
Long-billed Dowitcher - 1
American Oystercatcher - 9
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1

Total: 9,449

Hawk Watch - 17 November 2013

Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 17, 2013
SpeciesDay's CountMonth TotalSeason Total
Black Vulture089198
Turkey Vulture07962202
Osprey0113090
Bald Eagle074435
Northern Harrier12571032
Sharp-shinned Hawk12250219307
Cooper's Hawk03383533
Northern Goshawk015
Red-shouldered Hawk0458635
Broad-winged Hawk08653
Red-tailed Hawk013041908
Rough-legged Hawk000
Golden Eagle01729
American Kestrel0463429
Merlin0401325
Peregrine Falcon0121173
Unknown Accipiter000
Unknown Buteo000
Unknown Falcon000
Unknown Eagle000
Unknown Raptor000
Mississippi Kite001
Swainson's Hawk003
Total:13595338958


Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official CounterTom Reed
Observers:


Weather:
Mild with dense fog until 1pm; mostly cloudy for remainder of day. Winds light and variable, becoming SSE 5-10mph during the PM

Raptor Observations:


Non-raptor Observations:
Eurasian Wigeon (1), Orange-crowned Warbler (2), Royal Tern (4)

Predictions:
Clearing skies; 65F to start and falling through the day; winds W 15-25mph with gusts to 35.

Avalon Seawatch - 17 November 2013

Green-winged Teal - 1
Greater Scaup - 3
Surf Scoter - 2369
White-winged Scoter - 8
Black Scoter - 5200

dark-winged scoter - 120
Long-tailed Duck - 4
Red-breasted Merganser - 17
Red-throated Loon - 573
Northern Gannet - 138

Double-crested Cormorant - 24
Laughing Gull - 87
Bonaparte's Gull - 92
Ring-billed Gull - 158

Herring Gull - 55
Forster's Tern - 26

Royal Tern - 2
Parasitic Jaeger - 8

Total: 8,885

Hawk Watch - 16 November 2013

Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 16, 2013
SpeciesDay's CountMonth TotalSeason Total
Black Vulture089198
Turkey Vulture07962202
Osprey0113090
Bald Eagle074435
Northern Harrier42561031
Sharp-shinned Hawk3249019295
Cooper's Hawk03383533
Northern Goshawk015
Red-shouldered Hawk0458635
Broad-winged Hawk08653
Red-tailed Hawk013041908
Rough-legged Hawk000
Golden Eagle01729
American Kestrel0463429
Merlin0401325
Peregrine Falcon0121173
Unknown Accipiter000
Unknown Buteo000
Unknown Falcon000
Unknown Eagle000
Unknown Raptor000
Mississippi Kite001
Swainson's Hawk003
Total:7594038945


Observation start time: 07:30:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 7.5 hours
Official CounterTom Reed
Observers:


Weather:
Mild with light rain during AM, remaining cloudy during PM. Winds light and variable during AM, becoming E 10-15mph during PM.

Raptor Observations:
Zzzzzzzzzzzz........

Non-raptor Observations:

http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15685251

Predictions:
Fog early, remaining cloudy; 65F; winds S 5-15mph.