Hawkwatch – 12 November 2014


Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 12, 2014
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                5             35            140
Turkey Vulture              42            354           1422
Osprey                       0             17           3802
Bald Eagle                   0             33            625
Northern Harrier             6            236           1093
Sharp-shinned Hawk         121           1125          14186
Cooper's Hawk               16            264           3683
Northern Goshawk             0              0              2
Red-shouldered Hawk          1            198            337
Broad-winged Hawk            0             12            735
Red-tailed Hawk             18            295            774
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              1
Golden Eagle                 0             11             17
American Kestrel             4             97           4499
Merlin                       5             37           1400
Peregrine Falcon             6             23            984
Unknown Accipiter            0              1              5
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:                     224           2738          33708
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Observation start time: 07:00:00 
Observation end   time: 16:00:00 
Total observation time: 9 hours

Official Counter:        Tom Reed

Observers:        

Weather:
Dense fog until 1130, followed by gradual clearing through the PM hours.
Winds calm, becoming NW ~10mph.

Raptor Observations:
Trickle of SSHA, buteos, and a few falcons during the PM hours.

Non-raptor Observations:
Eurasian Wigeon (2), Black-capped Chickadee (1), Eastern Bluebird (200+),
Dickcissel (1)

Predictions:
Increasing clouds, 51ºF, winds N 10-15mph.

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