Hawkwatch 13 October 2015

Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 13, 2015
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture               13             36             45
Turkey Vulture              21            173            303
Osprey                      25            340           3077
Bald Eagle                   2             49            231
Northern Harrier             6            105            319
Sharp-shinned Hawk          33           3315           5723
Cooper's Hawk               11           1770           2470
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              9             13
Broad-winged Hawk            3             67            200
Red-tailed Hawk              0             52             88
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 1              3              3
American Kestrel             1            390           1935
Merlin                       3            222            820
Peregrine Falcon             2            146            352
Unknown Accipiter            0              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:                     121           6683          15594
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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:
Quite warm for October with temps rising to the 70's. Moderate to light
south to SW winds. Periods f overcast but largely clear blue skies for much
of the day  

Raptor Observations:
A bare trickle of birds punctuated by a very dark juvenile Golden Eagle
with zero white in the wing. 

Non-raptor Observations:
A Dickcissel has taken up residence with the House Sparrow flock at the
platform.     

Predictions:
Projected NNW winds appear to kick off a several day period were there
should be birds.
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Report submitted by Cameron Cox (Kumlieni@gmail.com)
Cape May information may be found at:
http://BirdCapeMay.org