Hawkwatch - 10 October 2014

Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 10, 2014
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0             62             68
Turkey Vulture               0            189            306
Osprey                      16           1069           3238
Bald Eagle                   1            130            431
Northern Harrier            13            159            335
Sharp-shinned Hawk         162           2870           6118
Cooper's Hawk               52            936           1790
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          1              8             15
Broad-winged Hawk            8            368            576
Red-tailed Hawk              0             23            133
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              1              1
American Kestrel            39            960           3198
Merlin                      15            390            903
Peregrine Falcon             8            358            671
Unknown Accipiter            0              0              3
Unknown Buteo                0              0              0
Unknown Falcon               0              0              1
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0              0              1
Zone-tailed Hawk             0              0              1

Total:                     315           7523          17789
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Observation start time: 05:45:00 
Observation end   time: 16:00:00 
Total observation time: 10.25 hours

Official Counter:        Mary Raikes

Observers:        

Weather:
Light NE winds(0-5mph) and cooler temperatures in the 50's. Mostly cloudy
skies before 1:30EST and then rain in the afternoon.  

Raptor Observations:
Slow day with mainly accipiters high in the sky in the late morning. 
Flight shut down with the rain showers.

Non-raptor Observations:
Good variety on Bunker Pond including Eurasian Widgeon(3), Wood Duck(3),
Ring-necked Duck(2), Pied-billed Grebe(2), American Coot(9), Gadwall,
American Widgeon, Northern Shoveler, Northern Pintail, Green-winged Teal,
Little Blue Heron(2), Snowy Egret, Great Egret, Common Nighthawk. 
Noticeable other migrant movements included Great Blue Heron(119), Blue
Jays(123), Double-crested Cormorants(885), and Yellow-rumped Warblers(50+).

Predictions:
Steady rain likely for most of the day with winds North 10-20mph.
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Cape May information may be found at:
http://www.njaudubon.org/Centers/CMBO/