Hawkwatch – 24 September 2014


Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 24, 2014
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0              6              6
Turkey Vulture               0            102            102
Osprey                      38           1845           1845
Bald Eagle                   0            270            270
Northern Harrier             3            140            140
Sharp-shinned Hawk          97           2034           2034
Cooper's Hawk                9            476            476
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              4              4
Broad-winged Hawk            0            154            154
Red-tailed Hawk              0             89             89
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0
American Kestrel            31           1933           1933
Merlin                      17            382            382
Peregrine Falcon            29            142            142
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:                     224           7582           7582
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Observation start time: 05:45:00 
Observation end   time: 16:00:00 
Total observation time: 10.25 hours

Official Counter:        Tom Reed

Observers:        

Weather:
Seasonable. Overcast; 14-21ºC, winds E 10-15mph during early-AM, becoming
E 20mph w/ gusts to 35mph. Visibility excellent->good->fair as day
progressed. 

Raptor Observations:
A light but steady movement during the AM hours, followed a small pulse of
Osprey and Peregrines during the mid-PM. 

Non-raptor Observations:
Vesper Sparrow (1), Rusty Blackbird (1), Parasitic Jaeger (2)

http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S19932129

Predictions:
AM rain; winds NE 10-20mph.
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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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