Hawkwatch 12 October 2015


Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 12, 2015
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture               13             23             32
Turkey Vulture              36            152            282
Osprey                      20            315           3052
Bald Eagle                   1             47            229
Northern Harrier            15             99            313
Sharp-shinned Hawk          79           3282           5690
Cooper's Hawk               98           1759           2459
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          1              9             13
Broad-winged Hawk           10             64            197
Red-tailed Hawk              5             52             88
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              2              2
American Kestrel             2            389           1934
Merlin                       1            219            817
Peregrine Falcon             7            144            350
Unknown Accipiter            1              6              8
Unknown Buteo                0              0              2
Unknown Falcon               0              0              3
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0              0              1
Zone-tailed Hawk             0              0              1

Total:                     289           6562          15473
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Observation start time: 06:00:00 
Observation end   time: 16:00:00 
Total observation time: 10 hours

Official Counter:        Cameron Cox

Observers:        

Weather:
Warm with light south winds and not even a tiny puff of a cloud all day.
 

Raptor Observations:
Nothing of particular note. It was a small, mostly tremendously high
flight. 

Non-raptor Observations:


Predictions:
Looks ugly. Real, real ugly
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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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