Hawkwatch - 11 October 2014

Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 11, 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                       4           1073           3242
Bald Eagle                   2            132            433
Northern Harrier             1            160            336
Sharp-shinned Hawk          14           2884           6132
Cooper's Hawk                1            937           1791
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              8             15
Broad-winged Hawk            1            369            577
Red-tailed Hawk              0             23            133
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              1              1
American Kestrel             7            967           3205
Merlin                      36            426            939
Peregrine Falcon            22            380            693
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:                      88           7611          17877
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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:
Intermittent showers with periods of heavy rain for most of the morning,
then mostly cloudy skies for the afternoon.  Low visibility and
temperatures below 60 all day.  Winds N/NE at 5-15mph.

Raptor Observations:
Slow day with primarily merlins and peregrines in the afternoon.

Non-raptor Observations:
Eurasian Widgeon(2), Pied-billed Grebe(2), Wood Duck(1), Ruddy Duck(1),
Wilson's Snipe(10). Flock of 64 Great Blue Heron.

Predictions:
Sunny, winds NE 10-15mph, temps in the low 60's.
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Cape May information may be found at:
http://www.njaudubon.org/Centers/CMBO/