Hawkwatch – 24 November 2014


Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 24, 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             3            382           1239
Sharp-shinned Hawk           6           1694          14755
Cooper's Hawk                1            409           3828
Northern Goshawk             0              4              6
Red-shouldered Hawk          0            478            617
Broad-winged Hawk            0             21            744
Red-tailed Hawk              1            868           1347
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              1
Golden Eagle                 0             12             18
American Kestrel             0            116           4518
Merlin                       0             53           1416
Peregrine Falcon             1             38            999
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:                      12           5256          36226
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Observation start time: 08:00:00 
Observation end   time: 15:45:00 
Total observation time: 7.75 hours

Official Counter:        Mary Raikes

Observers:        

Weather:
Started count late due to heavy fog in the am.  Fog finally cleared out by
11:00.  Steady South winds all day 15-20mph.

Raptor Observations:
Very slow out there with a handful of sharpies and a few harriers showing
up as the fog cleared and the sun came out.

Non-raptor Observations:
American Bittern(2), Eurasian Wigeon(1). 

Predictions:
Partly sunny, high near 55F, and winds NW 5-10.

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