Hawkwatch, 17 September 2015


Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 17, 2015
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0              2              2
Turkey Vulture              10            109            109
Osprey                     190           1933           1933
Bald Eagle                  10            142            142
Northern Harrier            11            144            144
Sharp-shinned Hawk         177            766            766
Cooper's Hawk               29            264            264
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              2              2
Broad-winged Hawk            1            103            103
Red-tailed Hawk              1             14             14
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0
American Kestrel           101            956            956
Merlin                      32            205            205
Peregrine Falcon             4             65             65
Unknown Accipiter            0              2              2
Unknown Buteo                0              1              1
Unknown Falcon               0              3              3
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0              1              1

Total:                     566           4712           4712
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Observation start time: 05:30:00 
Observation end   time: 16:00:00 
Total observation time: 10.5 hours

Official Counter:        Tom Reed

Observers:        

Weather:
Warm. Mix of sun and clouds during AM, becoming mostly clear by early-PM.
Winds NW 5mph, shifting to SW by mid-PM and SSE by the end of the period. 

Raptor Observations:
Another fair flight during the midday hours. 

Non-raptor Observations:
Pectoral Sandpiper (22), Wilson's Snipe (3), Chimney Swift (250), Cape May
Warbler (2), Dickcissel (2) 

Predictions:
Sunny, 76ºF. Winds W 5mph becoming calm. 

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