Hawkwatch - 25 October 2014


Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 25, 2014
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                6             88             94
Turkey Vulture              72            649            766
Osprey                      13           1560           3729
Bald Eagle                  16            237            538
Northern Harrier            48            524            700
Sharp-shinned Hawk         267           7007          10255
Cooper's Hawk               55           1995           2849
Northern Goshawk             0              1              1
Red-shouldered Hawk          1             35             42
Broad-winged Hawk           25            480            688
Red-tailed Hawk             25             98            208
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 1              6              6
American Kestrel            37           1935           4173
Merlin                       6            759           1272
Peregrine Falcon             8            605            918
Unknown Accipiter            0              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:                     580          15980          26246
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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 very pleasant day with temperatures in the high 60's.  Winds started
light from the NW and switched to W then SW in the afternoon.  Very clear
skies with no cloud coverage all day.

Raptor Observations:
A fairly high, far away flight with large kettles of turkey vultures mixed
with other raptors including accipiters, broad-wings and harriers.

Non-raptor Observations:
An impressive morning flight with huge numbers of American Robin,
Red-winged Blackbirds, and Yellow-rumped Warblers.  Other movements
included sparrows sp., thrush sp., kinglet sp., finch sp., eastern
meadowlark, and dark-eyed juncos.  Also, Scissor-tailed Flycatcher(1).

Predictions:
Sunny, mid-60's, strong northwest winds 20-30mph.
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Cape May information may be found at:
http://www.njaudubon.org/Centers/CMBO/

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