Hawkwatch, 4 September 2015


Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 04, 2015
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0              0              0
Turkey Vulture               4             15             15
Osprey                      55            432            432
Bald Eagle                   2             11             11
Northern Harrier             7             25             25
Sharp-shinned Hawk           0              3              3
Cooper's Hawk                6             10             10
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          1              2              2
Broad-winged Hawk            2              8              8
Red-tailed Hawk              1              3              3
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0
American Kestrel            29             93             93
Merlin                       4              9              9
Peregrine Falcon             5              9              9
Unknown Accipiter            0              0              0
Unknown Buteo                0              0              0
Unknown Falcon               0              0              0
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0              0              0

Total:                     116            620            620
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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:
Hot and muggy with light to moderate east to south west winds in the
morning. Proceeding a small storm system in the late afternoon winds
reached 20 mph out of the east

Raptor Observations:
A moderate flight of Osprey and Kestrels with a smattering of other species

Non-raptor Observations:
For the winds an impressive showing of Northern Waterthrushes and Yellow
Warblers in the morning
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Report submitted by Cameron Cox (Kumlieni@gmail.com)
Cape May information may be found at:
http://www.njaudubon.org/Centers/CMBO/

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