Hawkwatch – 17 September 2014

Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 17, 2014
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                2              2              2
Turkey Vulture               6             52             52
Osprey                      80           1218           1218
Bald Eagle                   8            185            185
Northern Harrier             3             81             81
Sharp-shinned Hawk         249            657            657
Cooper's Hawk               27            213            213
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              2              2
Broad-winged Hawk            0             63             63
Red-tailed Hawk              3             53             53
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0
American Kestrel            87            978            978
Merlin                      16            191            191
Peregrine Falcon             1             34             34
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:                     482           3734           3734
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Observation start time: 05:15:00 
Observation end   time: 16:00:00 
Total observation time: 10.75 hours

Official Counter:        Tom Reed

       
Visitors:
600+


Weather:
Seasonable. Sunny; cloud cover 10% or less throughout. Winds NE @ 5-10mph
becoming SE @ 5mph during PM. Visibility excellent.

Raptor Observations:
Early morning exodus of OSPR, SSHA, and AMKE, followed by a painfully high
flight from mid-AM to mid-PM. 

Non-raptor Observations:
WHISKERED TERN (1; continuing for 6th day), Common Loon (4), American
Golden-Plover (1), Pectoral Sandpiper (9), Wilson's Snipe (1), Parasitic
Jaeger (1), Lesser Black-backed Gull (1), Black Tern (1), Cape May Warbler
(2), Yellow-rumped Warbler (1), Rose-breasted Grosbeak (1), Dickcissel
(1).

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Monarch (266), Cloudless Sulphur (10+), Commmon Green Darner (9000+), Black
Saddlebags (3000+), Wandering Glider (1000+), Spot-winged Glider (800+),
Carolina Saddlebags (500+), Swamp Darner (400+), Twelve-spotted Skimmer
(200+).  

Predictions:
Sunny, 73ºF, winds NNW 5-10mph. 
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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/