Hawkwatch 17 October 2015


Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 17, 2015
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture               10             52             61
Turkey Vulture              44            340            470
Osprey                      26            503           3240
Bald Eagle                   8             94            276
Northern Harrier            22            192            406
Sharp-shinned Hawk         467           5197           7605
Cooper's Hawk              204           2429           3129
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk         10             19             23
Broad-winged Hawk           13            123            256
Red-tailed Hawk             27            116            152
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 1              5              5
American Kestrel            22            576           2121
Merlin                      25            356            954
Peregrine Falcon             3            170            376
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              0              1              1
Zone-tailed Hawk             0              0              1

Total:                     882          10179          19090
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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:
Cool with light to moderate NW wind all day. Cloud cover varied
dramatically ranging from 10-80%  

Raptor Observations:
The fourth Golden Eagle of the season was the no question highlight of all
the raptors observed. It dropped into one of the banding stations and
picked up some jewelry. Otherwise a pretty typical Cape May Accipiter
flight.      

Non-raptor Observations:
Continuing Eurasian Wigeon, Dickcissel, and a nice show of many of the late
season warblers lurking around the platform.  

Predictions:
Quite a cold day is predicted with more NW winds so another solid day is
likely.
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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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