Hawkwatch 28 September 2015

Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 28, 2015
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0              9              9
Turkey Vulture               0            130            130
Osprey                      88           2706           2706
Bald Eagle                   4            182            182
Northern Harrier             3            213            213
Sharp-shinned Hawk         193           2316           2316
Cooper's Hawk               17            695            695
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              4              4
Broad-winged Hawk            1            133            133
Red-tailed Hawk              1             36             36
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0
American Kestrel            17           1540           1540
Merlin                       8            598            598
Peregrine Falcon            41            191            191
Unknown Accipiter            0              2              2
Unknown Buteo                0              2              2
Unknown Falcon               0              3              3
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0              1              1
Zone-tailed Hawk             0              1              1

Total:                     373           8762           8762
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Observation start time: 05:45:00 
Observation end   time: 16:00:00 
Total observation time: 10.25 hours

Official Counter:        Cameron Cox

Observers:        

Weather:
The winds finally calmed a bit, a more manageable 5-15 MPH for much of the
day. It remained stubbornly easterly though for what seems like the
millionth day in a row. Temps climbed a bit, approaching 80 while high
broken cloud cover was the rule.   

Raptor Observations:
Another good day for Peregrines otherwise extraordinarily uneventful. 

Non-raptor Observations:
A last moment flyover American Golden-Plover was a major high light. A
Stilt Sandpiper joined a group of Lesser Yellowlegs on Bunker Pond for a
while, and a stunningly gorgeous spanking fresh juvenile Lesser
Black-backed Gull dropped in and left a tin of English biscuits as a
parting gift fro its native land. 

Predictions:
Unknown, hopefully the Peregrine ramp up will continue, but likely fairly
uneventful once again. 
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Report submitted by Cameron Cox (Kumlieni@gmail.com)
Cape May information may be found at:
http://BirdCapeMay.org