Hawkwatch - 13 September 2014

Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 13, 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                      27            874            874
Bald Eagle                   2             87             87
Northern Harrier             1             56             56
Sharp-shinned Hawk          20            103            103
Cooper's Hawk                2             94             94
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              1              1
Broad-winged Hawk            1             21             21
Red-tailed Hawk              1             28             28
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0
American Kestrel            46            687            687
Merlin                      13            108            108
Peregrine Falcon             1             20             20
Unknown Accipiter            0              3              3
Unknown Buteo                0              0              0
Unknown Falcon               0              1              1
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0              1              1

Total:                     114           2127           2127
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Observation start time: 05:00:00 
Observation end   time: 15:30:00 
Total observation time: 10.5 hours

Official Counter:        Mary Raikes

Observers:        

Weather:
Early east winds increasing till noon then switching to southeast/south
with intermittent bands of rain throughout the early afternoon.  Late
afternoon storm front with heavy rain and gusts from the southwest/west.

Raptor Observations:
An early movement of falcons, ospreys, and sharp-shinned hawks with the
majority of the flight occurring before noon.

Non-raptor Observations:
6 tern species:  WHISKERED TERN(1), Black Tern(1), Caspian Tern(1), Common
Terns, Royal Terns, and Forster's Terns.
Marbled Godwit(1), Killdeer(1), Snipe(1), Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs,
Pectoral Sandpiper(3), Stilt Sandpiper(1), American Widgeon(1).

Predictions:
Sunny, 70's, N/NW winds 12-17mph in the morning then decreasing in the
afternoon.
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Cape May information may be found at:
http://www.njaudubon.org/Centers/CMBO/