Hawkwatch 27 October 2015


Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 27, 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            411            541
Osprey                       7            586           3323
Bald Eagle                   1            136            318
Northern Harrier             3            415            629
Sharp-shinned Hawk          37           6892           9300
Cooper's Hawk               12           3132           3832
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0             59             63
Broad-winged Hawk            0            144            277
Red-tailed Hawk              6            311            347
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0             10             10
American Kestrel             2            650           2195
Merlin                       2            465           1063
Peregrine Falcon             1            198            404
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:                      71          13493          22404
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Observation start time: 06:15:00 
Observation end   time: 16:00:00 
Total observation time: 9.75 hours

Official Counter:        Cameron Cox

Observers:        

Weather:
Cool with NE winds that gradually swung around to the SE in the afternoon.
The skies were partly cloud in the morning and completely overcast in the
afternoon

Raptor Observations:
Oh the pain! It was quite slow. 

Non-raptor Observations:
Nada.

Predictions:
Wet.
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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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