Hawkwatch - 11 September 2014


Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 11, 2014
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0              0              0
Turkey Vulture               0             43             43
Osprey                      29            687            687
Bald Eagle                   1             44             44
Northern Harrier             0             47             47
Sharp-shinned Hawk           4             15             15
Cooper's Hawk                1             60             60
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              1              1
Broad-winged Hawk            0             11             11
Red-tailed Hawk              0             19             19
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0
American Kestrel            16            495            495
Merlin                       5             57             57
Peregrine Falcon             3             15             15
Unknown Accipiter            0              1              1
Unknown Buteo                0              0              0
Unknown Falcon               0              0              0
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0              1              1

Total:                      59           1496           1496
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Observation start time: 05:30:00 
Observation end   time: 16:00:00 
Total observation time: 10.5 hours

Official Counter:        Tom Reed

Observers:        

Weather:
Warm. Winds S 10–20mph during AM, becoming calm before increasing to SW
~10mph during PM. Variable cloudiness throughout, with more blue sky during
PM. Visibility good. 

Raptor Observations:
A light day, with a small pulse of birds during the PM just as the winds
picked up from the SW. 

Non-raptor Observations:
Brown Pelican (14), Parasitic Jaeger (3), Black Tern (2), Ovenbird (1),
Cape May Warbler (1). 

http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S19802871

Predictions:
Partly sunny, 72ºF, winds N 15-20mph. 
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Cape May information may be found at:
http://www.njaudubon.org/Centers/CMBO/

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