Hawkwatch – 15 November 2014


Cape May 
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 15, 2014
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                6             52            157
Turkey Vulture             166            651           1719
Osprey                       0             21           3806
Bald Eagle                   6             51            643
Northern Harrier            22            301           1158
Sharp-shinned Hawk          89           1525          14586
Cooper's Hawk               37            348           3767
Northern Goshawk             0              1              3
Red-shouldered Hawk         96            378            517
Broad-winged Hawk            2             21            744
Red-tailed Hawk            193            684           1163
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              1
Golden Eagle                 0             11             17
American Kestrel             2            112           4514
Merlin                       2             46           1409
Peregrine Falcon             3             32            993
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:                     624           4235          35205
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Observation start time: 06:30:00 
Observation end   time: 15:45:00 
Total observation time: 9.25 hours

Official Counter:        Mary Raikes

Observers:        

Weather:
Very clear skies today with steady Northwest winds/North at 5-10mph and
gusts up to 20mph. Temps on the chilly side, 34F in the am and reaching a
high of 43. 

Raptor Observations:
A great flight for mid-Nov with skies full of Red-tails, Red-shoulders, and
Vultures.  

Non-raptor Observations:
Highlight being Sandhill Cranes(3), Cave Swallow(3), Snow Bunting(1),
American Bittern(1) on pond, Eurasian Wigeon(3), Hooded Mergansers(16)

Predictions:
Partly cloudy in the am becoming mostly cloudy with temps in the low 50's
and winds from the SW/S 5-10 mph.

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