Hawkwatch – 14 November 2014


Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 14, 2014
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                8             46            151
Turkey Vulture             114            485           1553
Osprey                       1             21           3806
Bald Eagle                  10             45            637
Northern Harrier            26            279           1136
Sharp-shinned Hawk         206           1436          14497
Cooper's Hawk               30            311           3730
Northern Goshawk             1              1              3
Red-shouldered Hawk         70            282            421
Broad-winged Hawk            3             19            742
Red-tailed Hawk            183            491            970
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              1
Golden Eagle                 0             11             17
American Kestrel            10            110           4512
Merlin                       4             44           1407
Peregrine Falcon             4             29            990
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:                     670           3611          34581
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Observation start time: 06:30:00 
Observation end   time: 15:30:00 
Total observation time: 9 hours

Official Counter:        Mary Raikes

Observers:        

Weather:
Quite chilly out there today, including our first brief snow flurries! 
North becoming Northwest winds 10-15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.  Entirely
cloudy skies became partly cloudy mid-day and then mostly cloudy again in
the late afternoon.  Temps reaching 43F.

Raptor Observations:
Good flight day with lots of Red-tails and Red-shoulders.  A steady stream
of both mixed with accipiters and vultures over the treeline from 9am to 2
pm. 

Non-raptor Observations:
Cave Swallow(4). Eurasian Wigeon(atleast 3), American Bittern(1) on pond.  

Predictions:
Sunny with northwest winds 10-15 mph and temps in the mid-40's.

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