Hawkwatch – 30 October 2014


Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 30, 2014
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                9             97            103
Turkey Vulture             168            886           1003
Osprey                      12           1613           3782
Bald Eagle                  11            280            581
Northern Harrier            64            668            844
Sharp-shinned Hawk        1183           9608          12856
Cooper's Hawk              255           2483           3337
Northern Goshawk             0              2              2
Red-shouldered Hawk         68            112            119
Broad-winged Hawk           19            513            721
Red-tailed Hawk            138            315            425
Rough-legged Hawk            1              1              1
Golden Eagle                 0              6              6
American Kestrel            40           2156           4394
Merlin                      18            844           1357
Peregrine Falcon            17            647            960
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:                    2003          20232          30498
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Observation start time: 06:00:00 
Observation end   time: 16:00:00 
Total observation time: 10 hours

Official Counter:        Tom Reed

Observers:        

Weather:
Seasonable. Patchy fog during early-AM, becoming partly cloudy through the
rest of the AM and mostly clear for the PM. Winds NW/NNW 5-10mph. 

Raptor Observations:
A strong flight of accipiters throughout, particularly during the AM. Nice
movement of buteos throughout second half of AM and early PM. SY
Rough-legged Hawk passed over platform at 1333(EST) and continued s. across
water (thanks SB). 

Non-raptor Observations:
Eurasian Wigeon (4), Redhead (1), Stilt Sandpiper (3), White-rumped
Sandpiper (1), Parasitic Jaeger (5), White-winged Dove (1), Cave Swallow
(2), Barn Swallow (1), American Robin (12,000), Yellow-rumped Warbler
(3,000)

Predictions:
Mostly sunny, 58ºF, winds NE 10mph. 

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