Hawkwatch – 20 November 2014


Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 20, 2014
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0             60            165
Turkey Vulture              58            861           1929
Osprey                       2             24           3809
Bald Eagle                   5             63            655
Northern Harrier            10            346           1203
Sharp-shinned Hawk          29           1639          14700
Cooper's Hawk               11            389           3808
Northern Goshawk             1              3              5
Red-shouldered Hawk          4            430            569
Broad-winged Hawk            0             21            744
Red-tailed Hawk             26            813           1292
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              1
Golden Eagle                 0             11             17
American Kestrel             0            116           4518
Merlin                       0             48           1411
Peregrine Falcon             0             35            996
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:                     146           4861          35831
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Observation start time: 06:45:00 
Observation end   time: 16:00:00 
Total observation time: 9.25 hours

Official Counter:        Tom Reed

Observers:        

Weather:
Seasonably cool with variable cloudiness. Winds WSW 15-25mph during the AM,
subsiding to 10mph through most of the PM. 

Raptor Observations:
A quiet day.

Non-raptor Observations:
Tundra Swan (78), Eurasian Wigeon (4), Ring-billed Gull (~3,000), Evening
Grosbeak (1)

Predictions:
Sunny, 38ºF, winds NW 15-25mph.

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