Hawkwatch 25 October 2015


Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 25, 2015
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0             69             78
Turkey Vulture               0            408            538
Osprey                      11            568           3305
Bald Eagle                   0            129            311
Northern Harrier             2            396            610
Sharp-shinned Hawk          19           6719           9127
Cooper's Hawk                6           3043           3743
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0             56             60
Broad-winged Hawk            0            143            276
Red-tailed Hawk              0            277            313
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0             10             10
American Kestrel             1            648           2193
Merlin                       4            459           1057
Peregrine Falcon             1            196            402
Unknown Accipiter            0             12             14
Unknown Buteo                0              0              2
Unknown Falcon               0              0              3
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0              1              2
Swainson's Hawk              0              2              2
Zone-tailed Hawk             0              0              1

Total:                      44          13136          22047
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Observation start time: 05:15:00 
Observation end   time: 16:00:00 
Total observation time: 10.75 hours

Official Counter:        Cameron Cox

Observers:        

Weather:
SE wind for most of the day gradually shifting to SW and through to NW in
the late afternoon. The skies were overcast and there were periods of
drizzle in the morning.   

Raptor Observations:
IF yesterday was slow today was glacial. A Peregrine Falcon shooting
offshore was about the most notable sighting. There was a tiny burst of
birds when the wind shifted west but that was short-lived.

Non-raptor Observations:
A Common Gallinule, the continuing pair of male Eurasian Wigeon, and a
really impressive showing of Parasitic Jaegers that got me through the day
during a period where I was uncertain that I would make it.   

Predictions:
There might be birds but probably not. 
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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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