Hawkwatch - 19 October 2014

Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 19, 2014
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                2             73             79
Turkey Vulture              34            347            464
Osprey                      27           1427           3596
Bald Eagle                  11            175            476
Northern Harrier            39            305            481
Sharp-shinned Hawk         504           4971           8219
Cooper's Hawk              110           1567           2421
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          1             16             23
Broad-winged Hawk            8            427            635
Red-tailed Hawk              5             37            147
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              2              2
American Kestrel           339           1519           3757
Merlin                      82            625           1138
Peregrine Falcon            10            543            856
Unknown Accipiter            1              1              4
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:                    1173          12035          22301
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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:
A cold front passed through with temperatures only reaching 55F and strong
Northwest winds all day, steady 15-20 mph with gusts up to 29mph.  Skies
were mostly cloudy for the majority of the day and becoming clear in the
late afternoon.

Raptor Observations:
A good flight for most of the day with numbers fluctuating between periods
of sun and clouds.  A strong sharp-shinned, kestrel, and harrier flight. 
Flight remained low, but in all directions with no kettles forming.

Non-raptor Observations:
A good variety of waterfowl remain on the pond including Gadwall, Northern
Shoveler, Northern Pintail, Green-winged Teal, American Widgeon, Eurasian
Widgeon, American Coot, Greater Scaup, and Pied-billed Grebe.  Noticeable
flocks of Great Blue Heron(50+) and a variety of shorebirds-Pectoral
Sandpipers(7), Killdeer(45), Stilt Sandpiper(2), Snipe, and Greater
Yellowlegs.  Also, Brant(5) and Snow Goose(6).

Predictions:
Sunny, with winds west becoming south 5-10mph.
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Cape May information may be found at:
http://www.njaudubon.org/Centers/CMBO/