Hawkwatch - 2 November 2014

Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 02, 2014
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                6             17            122
Turkey Vulture              20             26           1094
Osprey                       6             10           3795
Bald Eagle                   9             10            602
Northern Harrier            35             44            901
Sharp-shinned Hawk          84            117          13178
Cooper's Hawk               22             27           3446
Northern Goshawk             0              0              2
Red-shouldered Hawk          3              3            142
Broad-winged Hawk            3              3            726
Red-tailed Hawk             20             27            506
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              1
Golden Eagle                 0              0              6
American Kestrel            47             50           4452
Merlin                      12             14           1377
Peregrine Falcon             3              6            967
Unknown Accipiter            0              0              4
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:                     270            354          31324
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Observation start time: 06:15:00 
Observation end   time: 16:00:00 
Total observation time: 9.75 hours

Official Counter:        Mary Raikes

Observers:        

Weather:
A tidbit windy out there with NW winds steady 15-20 and gusts up to 36mph. 
Skies began cloudy, but cleared as the day went on to sunny skies.  Temps
reached 48F.

Raptor Observations:
Fairly slow day with most birds kept low over the northern treeline.
Kestrels and merlins moving over the dunes.

Non-raptor Observations:
A good variety of birds today including Bonaparte Gulls, American
Bittern(1) on pond, Hooded Merganser(1), Cattle Egret(1), Woodducks(5),
Redhead(1), Pectoral Sandpipers(5), Eastern Bluebird(27+), American
Pipit(4+), and Snow Geese(5). Noticeable movement of American Robin, Common
Grackle, Red-winged Blackbirds, Herring Gulls, Ring-billed Gulls, and
Killdeer as well.

Predictions:
Sunny skies with warmer temps near 60F.  Still breezy with winds W/NW from
15-20mph and gusts up to 29mph.
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Cape May information may be found at:
http://www.njaudubon.org/Centers/CMBO/