Hawkwatch – 3 September 2014

Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 03, 2014
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0              0              0
Turkey Vulture              33             33             33
Osprey                     216            234            234
Bald Eagle                  11             11             11
Northern Harrier            21             22             22
Sharp-shinned Hawk           3              3              3
Cooper's Hawk                6              6              6
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              0              0
Broad-winged Hawk            2              2              2
Red-tailed Hawk              1              1              1
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0
American Kestrel           138            140            140
Merlin                      10             10             10
Peregrine Falcon             1              1              1
Unknown Accipiter            0              0              0
Unknown Buteo                0              0              0
Unknown Falcon               0              0              0
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0              0              0

Total:                     442            463            463
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Observation start time: 05:15:00 
Observation end   time: 16:30:00 
Total observation time: 11.25 hours

Official Counter:        Tom Reed

Observers:        

Weather:
Seasonably warm with gradual clearing throughout the AM. Winds calm to
start, becoming NW/N 5–10mph during AM; NW/W 5–10mph during PM. Cold
front cleared around 0700EST. 

Raptor Observations:
A nice flight for the date, albeit very high and on a broad front. OSPR
started to move around 0830EST and continued throughout (biggest hr
total=39). AMKE also put in a fair showing, especially during PM hours. 11
BAEA during midday. 

Non-raptor Observations:
Little Blue Heron (3), Tricolored Heron (1), American Golden-Plover (1),
Pectoral Sandpiper (7), Stilt Sandpiper (1), Caspian Tern (8), Red-breasted
Nuthatch (1), White-breasted Nuthatch (1), Tennessee Warbler (1), Cape May
Warbler (2), Blackburnian Warbler (1), Chestnut-sided Warbler (2), Ovenbird
(1), Pine Warbler (1), Palm Warbler (1), Dickcissel (1), Bobolink (500+)

Predictions:
Sunny, 78ºF, winds SE 10–15mph. 
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Report submitted by Tom Reed (coturnicops@gmail.com)
Cape May information may be found at:
http://www.njaudubon.org/Centers/CMBO/