Hawkwatch – 25 September 2014


Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 25, 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                       3           1848           1848
Bald Eagle                   0            270            270
Northern Harrier             0            140            140
Sharp-shinned Hawk           0           2034           2034
Cooper's Hawk                0            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             0           1933           1933
Merlin                       1            383            383
Peregrine Falcon             8            150            150
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:                      12           7594           7594
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Observation start time: 06:00:00 
Observation end   time: 16:00:00 
Total observation time: 10 hours

Official Counter:        Tom Reed

Observers:        

Weather:
Overcast with light rain throughout; winds E/NE 10-20mph; visibility poor.
Count conducted from south pavilion. 

Raptor Observations:
Zzz...

Non-raptor Observations:
Marbled Godwit (1), White-rumped Sandpiper (1), Pectoral Sandpiper (22),
Stilt Sandpiper (3), Western Sandpiper (1), Parasitic Jaeger (3), Ovenbird
(1), Connecticut Warbler (1)

Predictions:
Partly sunny, 72ºF, winds N 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/

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