Hawkwatch, 8 September 2015


Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 08, 2015
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0              0              0
Turkey Vulture               0             19             19
Osprey                      12            515            515
Bald Eagle                   0             34             34
Northern Harrier             3             32             32
Sharp-shinned Hawk           2             26             26
Cooper's Hawk                1             21             21
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              2              2
Broad-winged Hawk            0             12             12
Red-tailed Hawk              0              3              3
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0
American Kestrel             1            133            133
Merlin                       1             32             32
Peregrine Falcon             0              9              9
Unknown Accipiter            0              2              2
Unknown Buteo                0              0              0
Unknown Falcon               0              2              2
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0              1              1

Total:                      20            843            843
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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:
Painfully hot with light and variable winds and broad-winged blue skies all
day long.  

Raptor Observations:
Extremely poor flight, primarily Osprey and largely far to the north. 

Non-raptor Observations:
A quick look at a distant kingbird with a yellow belly was probably a
Western Kingbird but was seen too briefly for definitive ID. There was an
excellent Bobolink flight and a modest shorebird flight including a juv
Stilt Sandpiper. 

Predictions:
Likely extremely slow. The weather continues to fail to cooperate. 
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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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