Hawkwatch – 23 November 2014


Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 23, 2014
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0             78            183
Turkey Vulture               0           1010           2078
Osprey                       0             24           3809
Bald Eagle                   0             67            659
Northern Harrier             6            379           1236
Sharp-shinned Hawk           6           1688          14749
Cooper's Hawk                3            408           3827
Northern Goshawk             0              4              6
Red-shouldered Hawk          0            478            617
Broad-winged Hawk            0             21            744
Red-tailed Hawk              1            867           1346
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              1
Golden Eagle                 0             12             18
American Kestrel             0            116           4518
Merlin                       1             53           1416
Peregrine Falcon             0             37            998
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:                      17           5244          36214
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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:
Partly cloudy skies all day with winds from the S/SW 5-10 mph.  Quite calm
and pleasant with temps reaching 54F.

Raptor Observations:
Fairly empty skies out there today with a few harriers and sharpies
composing most of the flight in the first hour.

Non-raptor Observations:
American Bitterns(2)-interacting- one chasing the other. Fox(1) and Field
Sparrow(2) feeding near platform. And still plenty of ducks to be seen!

Predictions:
Rain overnight and showers possible in the am.  South winds 20-30 mph. 
Warm temps in the low 60's.

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