Hawkwatch, 15 October 2015


Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 15, 2015
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0             40             49
Turkey Vulture              66            286            416
Osprey                      40            424           3161
Bald Eagle                  15             77            259
Northern Harrier            25            145            359
Sharp-shinned Hawk         711           4394           6802
Cooper's Hawk              192           2027           2727
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              9             13
Broad-winged Hawk           23            102            235
Red-tailed Hawk             16             73            109
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 1              4              4
American Kestrel            60            514           2059
Merlin                      44            280            878
Peregrine Falcon             9            162            368
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
Swainson's Hawk              1              1              1
Zone-tailed Hawk             0              0              1

Total:                    1203           8544          17455
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Observation start time: 05:45:00 
Observation end   time: 17:00:00 
Total observation time: 11.25 hours

Official Counter:        Tom Reed

Observers:        

Weather:
Sunny and seasonal. Winds NW 5-15mph. 

Raptor Observations:
Good flight through much of the day, though surprisingly high and along
broad front. First Swainson's Hawk of the season was a light-type juvenile
that appeared from the se. at 1030 EST. 

Non-raptor Observations:
Parasitic Jaeger (30+), Chimney Swift (50), Yellow-rumped Warbler
(12,000+), Orange-crowned Warbler (1), Nashville Warbler (2)

Predictions:
Variable clouds, 67ºF, winds NW 10-20mph. 

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