Hawkwatch - 14 September 2014

Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 14, 2014
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0              0              0
Turkey Vulture               3             46             46
Osprey                     121            995            995
Bald Eagle                  50            137            137
Northern Harrier            11             67             67
Sharp-shinned Hawk         106            209            209
Cooper's Hawk               35            129            129
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          1              2              2
Broad-winged Hawk           25             46             46
Red-tailed Hawk             11             39             39
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0
American Kestrel            65            752            752
Merlin                      18            126            126
Peregrine Falcon             2             22             22
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:                     448           2575           2575
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Observation start time: 05:00:00 
Observation end   time: 16:00:00 
Total observation time: 11 hours

Official Counter:        Mary Raikes

Observers:        

Weather:
A cold front passed through overnight with cooler temperatures and winds
from the north 10-15mph in the morning and then light northwest winds in
the afternoon.  Mainly clear skies with high cirrus clouds.

Raptor Observations:
A good flight for most of the day with a nice variety, including several
buteo species in the mid-day. Also, a steady, high flight of ospreys and
bald eagles continued throughout the day.  

Non-raptor Observations:
WHISKERED TERN(1), Black Tern(1), Killdeer(4), American Oystercatcher(11),
Common Nighthawk(1), Northern Pintail(2), American Widgeon(1), Little Blue
Heron(1), Green Heron(1), Palm Warblers, Blue Gray Gnatcatchers.

Predictions:
Northwest winds overnight.  Sunny, low 70's, north winds 5-8 mph.
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Cape May information may be found at:
http://www.njaudubon.org/Centers/CMBO/