Hawkwatch 31 October


Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 31, 2015
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture               13             94            103
Turkey Vulture              28            444            574
Osprey                       3            594           3331
Bald Eagle                  10            163            345
Northern Harrier            24            474            688
Sharp-shinned Hawk          92           7304           9712
Cooper's Hawk               72           3265           3965
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk         18             93             97
Broad-winged Hawk            2            151            284
Red-tailed Hawk             72            438            474
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0             10             10
American Kestrel             2            674           2219
Merlin                       3            490           1088
Peregrine Falcon             0            204            410
Unknown Accipiter            0             12             14
Unknown Buteo                0              1              3
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:                     339          14414          23325
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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:
Very light north winds all day. While the morning began chilly it soon
warmed to the low 60's. For much of the day we had perfect hawkwatching
skies, a high dusting of clouds. 

Raptor Observations:
Bald Eagles and Northern Harriers both had better than average days,
everything else was fairly slow.

Non-raptor Observations:
A Cattle Egret, a calling Virginia Rail, and several Purple Finches were
highlights.

Predictions:
Light east winds and warmer temperatures are predicted. It likely will be
quite slow 
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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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