Hawkwatch – 29 November 2014

Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 29, 2014
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0            103            208
Turkey Vulture              14           1125           2193
Osprey                       0             26           3811
Bald Eagle                   0             78            670
Northern Harrier            32            453           1310
Sharp-shinned Hawk          23           1860          14921
Cooper's Hawk               12            458           3877
Northern Goshawk             1              6              8
Red-shouldered Hawk          4            547            686
Broad-winged Hawk            0             21            744
Red-tailed Hawk             14            986           1465
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              1
Golden Eagle                 1             13             19
American Kestrel             0            117           4519
Merlin                       2             56           1419
Peregrine Falcon             0             39           1000
Unknown Accipiter            0              2              6
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:                     103           5891          36861
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Observation start time: 06:30:00 
Observation end   time: 16:00:00 
Total observation time: 9.5 hours

Official Counter:        Tom Reed

Observers:        

Weather:
Cool and mostly cloudy. Winds calm during AM, becoming S 5-10mph during PM.
Visibility excellent. 

Raptor Observations:
Steady trickle of NOHA during AM; GOEA and NOGO at 1228.

Non-raptor Observations:
Eurasian Wigeon (2), Black/Surf Scoter (5,000+), Great Cormorant (3),
Glaucous Gull (1), Eurasian Collared-Dove (1), Short-eared Owl (1),
Orange-crowned Warbler (2), American Tree Sparrow (1), Baltimore Oriole (1)

Predictions:
Sunny; 55ºF; winds SW 15-20mph.