Hawkwatch – 17 November 2014


Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 17, 2014
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0             52            157
Turkey Vulture               0            651           1719
Osprey                       0             21           3806
Bald Eagle                   0             52            644
Northern Harrier             1            315           1172
Sharp-shinned Hawk           1           1548          14609
Cooper's Hawk                0            356           3775
Northern Goshawk             0              1              3
Red-shouldered Hawk          0            382            521
Broad-winged Hawk            0             21            744
Red-tailed Hawk              0            688           1167
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              1
Golden Eagle                 0             11             17
American Kestrel             0            115           4517
Merlin                       0             46           1409
Peregrine Falcon             0             33            994
Unknown Accipiter            0              1              5
Unknown Buteo                0              0              0
Unknown Falcon               0              0              1
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0              1              2
Zone-tailed Hawk             0              0              1

Total:                       2           4294          35264
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Observation start time: 06:45:00 
Observation end   time: 10:30:00 
Total observation time: 3.75 hours

Official Counter:        Mary Raikes

Observers:        

Weather:
Suboptimal conditions out there.  Cloudy skies with low visibility early,
then complete fog socked in by 10:00am.  Fog was followed by strong SW/S
winds and a thunderstorm with heavy rain as a front moved through.  Count
was ended early due to weather conditions.

Raptor Observations:
Nothing moving out there, except for same banded adult Coop still
apparently hunting ducks on the pond.

Non-raptor Observations:
Not too many ducks on the pond this morning, but still good variety: 
Eurasian Wigeon(1), American Wigeon, Northern Pintail, Northern Shoveler,
Ruddy Duck, Gadwall, American Coot, Ring-necked Duck, Mallard, Green-winged
Teal, Bufflehead(2), and Hooded Merganser(1).  Also, Pied-billed Grebe(2),
American Bittern(2), and Wilson's Snipe(1).

Predictions:
Partly cloudy and windy. Temps much colder (in the mid 30's) with winds
from the west 25-30 mph with gusts up to 43mph.

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