Hawkwatch – 18 November 2014


Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 18, 2014
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                2             54            159
Turkey Vulture              37            688           1756
Osprey                       0             21           3806
Bald Eagle                   1             53            645
Northern Harrier             9            324           1181
Sharp-shinned Hawk           9           1557          14618
Cooper's Hawk                4            360           3779
Northern Goshawk             0              1              3
Red-shouldered Hawk          7            389            528
Broad-winged Hawk            0             21            744
Red-tailed Hawk             24            712           1191
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              1
Golden Eagle                 0             11             17
American Kestrel             0            115           4517
Merlin                       2             48           1411
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:                      95           4389          35359
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Observation start time: 06:45:00 
Observation end   time: 15:45:00 
Total observation time: 9 hours

Official Counter:        Mary Raikes

Observers:        

Weather:
A bit chilly out there today.  Very clear skies with winds from the NW then
W 15-20 mph with gusts up to 32 mph.  Temps only reaching 34F creating wind
chills below 20F for most of the day.

Raptor Observations:
A very short window for the flight today with red-tails, red-shoulders, and
vultures over the northern treeline.

Non-raptor Observations:
Pretty quiet out there.  American Robin, American Goldfinch, and Red-winged
Blackbird flocks.  Nice sized Tree Swallow flock (400+), Forster's
Terns(10), and small Ring-billed Gull movement.

Predictions:
Sunny with a high temp in the upper 30's. West winds 11-18 mph.

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