Hawkwatch 5 October 2015

Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 05, 2015
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0              0              9
Turkey Vulture              16             16            146
Osprey                      54            156           2893
Bald Eagle                   5              7            189
Northern Harrier             2              7            221
Sharp-shinned Hawk         830            852           3260
Cooper's Hawk              192            202            902
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              0              4
Broad-winged Hawk           11             13            146
Red-tailed Hawk              1              1             37
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0
American Kestrel            97            136           1681
Merlin                      50             81            679
Peregrine Falcon            20             64            270
Unknown Accipiter            0              0              2
Unknown Buteo                0              0              2
Unknown Falcon               0              0              3
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0              0              1
Zone-tailed Hawk             0              0              1

Total:                    1278           1535          10446
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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:
Light to moderate NE winds. Temps in 60's. Significant cloud cover with a
few brief breaks in the clouds where blue sky peaked through.  

Raptor Observations:
While the wind direction was not ideal just the drop in wind speed compared
to past week triggered the best movement of the season. Sharp-shinneds made
the significant majority of the birds, Cooper's Hawks and Kestrels also
boosted the numbers.  

Non-raptor Observations:
Lots of birds around the platform particularly early. Golden-crowned
Kinglet and Eastern Phoebe were seen for the first time this fall. A fairly
good push of Bobolinks larger than expected for this late in the fall. A
flyover Rusty Blackbird was another hint of the changing season.   

Predictions:
Should be fairly good to good. Unless it isn't.
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Report submitted by Cameron Cox (Kumlieni@gmail.com)
Cape May information may be found at:
http://BirdCapeMay.org