Hawkwatch – 18 September 2014


Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 18, 2014
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                3              5              5
Turkey Vulture              43             95             95
Osprey                     221           1439           1439
Bald Eagle                  15            200            200
Northern Harrier            17             98             98
Sharp-shinned Hawk         563           1220           1220
Cooper's Hawk              118            331            331
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              2              2
Broad-winged Hawk            7             70             70
Red-tailed Hawk              7             60             60
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0
American Kestrel           193           1171           1171
Merlin                      31            222            222
Peregrine Falcon            17             51             51
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:                    1235           4969           4969
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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:
Seasonable. Skies clear during AM, becoming mostly cloudy by mid-PM. Winds
calm during early-AM, becoming NW @ 5-10mph for rest of day. Visibility
excellent. 

Raptor Observations:
A quiet start was gradually replaced by a strong flight over a broad front
through the midday hours. 

Non-raptor Observations:
WHISKERED TERN (1; continuing for 7th day), Great Cormorant (1), Tricolored
Heron (2), Parasitic Jaeger (2), Black Tern (2), Eurasian Collared-Dove
(2), Dickcissel (1)
 
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S19869252

Monarch (250+), Com. Green Darner (1000+)

Predictions:
Partly sunny, 71ºF, winds NE 15-20mph. 
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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/

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