Hawkwatch - 30 September 2014

Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 30, 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            117            117
Osprey                      42           2169           2169
Bald Eagle                   5            301            301
Northern Harrier             8            176            176
Sharp-shinned Hawk         199           3248           3248
Cooper's Hawk               91            854            854
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          3              7              7
Broad-winged Hawk           21            208            208
Red-tailed Hawk              3            110            110
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0
American Kestrel            43           2238           2238
Merlin                       8            513            513
Peregrine Falcon            38            313            313
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
Zone-tailed Hawk             0              1              1

Total:                     461          10266          10266
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Observation start time: 06:00:00 
Observation end   time: 16:00:00 
Total observation time: 10 hours

Official Counter:        Mary Raikes

Observers:        

Weather:
Light rain before sunrise and very calm for the first two hours.  Clouds
slowly cleared throughout day with winds at 5-10mph from the E/NE with
temperatures in the low 70's.

Raptor Observations:
Very slow first two hours of the day then as clouds cleared and winds
increased, large kettles of accipiters formed with a good diversity of
buteos as well.  A small, but steady flow of falcons in the late afternoon,
high and to the north of the platform.

Non-raptor Observations:
Pied-billed Grebe(1), American Widgeon, Little Blue Heron(2), Green Heron,
large flocks of Blue Jays(150+), Caspian Tern(2), Red-breasted Nuthatch(1),
Indigo Bunting(1)

Predictions:
Slight chance of showers, winds NNE 10-15mph, temps in the low 70's.
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Cape May information may be found at:
http://www.njaudubon.org/Centers/CMBO/