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