Hawkwatch – 3 November 2014


Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 03, 2014
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0             17            122
Turkey Vulture              36             62           1130
Osprey                       3             13           3798
Bald Eagle                   6             16            608
Northern Harrier            29             73            930
Sharp-shinned Hawk         121            238          13299
Cooper's Hawk               24             51           3470
Northern Goshawk             0              0              2
Red-shouldered Hawk          2              5            144
Broad-winged Hawk            2              5            728
Red-tailed Hawk             38             65            544
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              1
Golden Eagle                 1              1              7
American Kestrel             8             58           4460
Merlin                       4             18           1381
Peregrine Falcon             0              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:                     274            628          31598
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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:
NW/W winds 10-15 mph in the am then W 10-15mph in the afternoon with gusts
up to 26 mph.  Cloud cover increased then decreased over the course of the
day with temps reaching 57F.

Raptor Observations:
Still a decent number of sharpies flying over the far treeline over the
day.  Red-tails and harriers were on a roll between 10 and 12, then flight
dissipated in the afternoon except for a brief glimpse at a Golden Eagle.

Non-raptor Observations:
American Robin, Red-winged Blackbird, Common Grackle, American Goldfinch,
House Finch, Purple Finch, Pine Siskin, and Eastern Bluebird(12) on the
move.  Also, Cave Swallow(2) sighted from the platform; Bonaparte's Gull(2),
Redhead(1), Wood Duck(6), Bufflehead(3), Eurasian Wigeon(2) and Snow
Geese(7) on the pond. 

Predictions:
Generally sunny with winds from the west becoming south 5-10 in the
afternoon.  Warmer with temperatures in the low 60's.

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