Hawkwatch, 6 September 2015


Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 06, 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             19             19
Osprey                      31            476            476
Bald Eagle                   6             26             26
Northern Harrier             0             28             28
Sharp-shinned Hawk           1              4              4
Cooper's Hawk                4             17             17
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              2              2
Broad-winged Hawk            1             10             10
Red-tailed Hawk              0              3              3
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0
American Kestrel            14            116            116
Merlin                       7             25             25
Peregrine Falcon             0              9              9
Unknown Accipiter            0              0              0
Unknown Buteo                0              0              0
Unknown Falcon               2              2              2
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0              1              1

Total:                      70            738            738
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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:
Seasonable hot with light to moderate wind out of E to SE. Excellent clouds
made for good hawk watching skies.    

Raptor Observations:
A slow trickle of birds that where mostly extremely high. The run of Osprey
slowed but is still on track for an excellent season.    

Non-raptor Observations:


Predictions:
The winds will continue out of the east and likely will be slow.
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Report submitted by Cameron Cox (Kumlieni@gmail.com)
Cape May information may be found at:
http://BirdCapeMay.org

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