Hawkwatch 18 September 2015

Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 18, 2015
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0              2              2
Turkey Vulture               4            113            113
Osprey                     105           2038           2038
Bald Eagle                  10            152            152
Northern Harrier             4            148            148
Sharp-shinned Hawk         109            875            875
Cooper's Hawk               60            324            324
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          1              3              3
Broad-winged Hawk            8            111            111
Red-tailed Hawk              5             19             19
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0
American Kestrel            61           1017           1017
Merlin                      16            221            221
Peregrine Falcon             2             67             67
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:                     385           5097           5097
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Observation start time: 05:30:00 
Observation end   time: 16:00:00 
Total observation time: 10.5 hours

Official Counter:        Cameron Cox

Observers:        

Weather:
Unseasonably warm temperatures rising into the low 80's. Winds light and
variable. Cloud cover ranged between 0-40%.  

Raptor Observations:
A trickle of hawks continue to past the watch despite less than favorable
conditions and being five days removed from our last front. There was more
activity than I expected overall. 

Non-raptor Observations:
Monarchs were on the move today in small numbers. There was little of note
otherwise. 

Predictions:
The weather does not appear to be favorable but we may still have a trickle
of migrant hawks since we are beginning to approach the peak period. 
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Report submitted by Cameron Cox (Kumlieni@gmail.com)
Cape May information may be found at:
http://BirdCapeMay.org