Hawkwatch, 10 September 2015


Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 10, 2015
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0              0              0
Turkey Vulture               0             19             19
Osprey                       1            547            547
Bald Eagle                   0             34             34
Northern Harrier             0             32             32
Sharp-shinned Hawk           0             26             26
Cooper's Hawk                0             21             21
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              2              2
Broad-winged Hawk            0             12             12
Red-tailed Hawk              0              3              3
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0
American Kestrel             0            143            143
Merlin                       1             34             34
Peregrine Falcon             3             12             12
Unknown Accipiter            0              2              2
Unknown Buteo                0              0              0
Unknown Falcon               0              2              2
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0              1              1

Total:                       5            890            890
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Observation start time: 05:30:00 
Observation end   time: 15:00:00 
Total observation time: 6 hours

Official Counter:        Tom Reed

Observers:        

Weather:
Mostly cloudy and humid. Occasional showers and thunderstorms, increasing
in coverage and intensity through PM hours. Count suspended at 1500 EST. 

Raptor Observations:
Zzzzz....

Non-raptor Observations:
Good shorebird movement between morning squalls, incl. Baird's Sandpiper
(1), Stilt Sandpiper (12), Lesser Yellowlegs (112), Pectoral Sandpiper (7).

Predictions:
Decreasing clouds. Winds NW shifting to NE, 10-15mph. 

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