Hawkwatch, 11 November 2015


Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 11, 2015
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0             27            130
Turkey Vulture               0             94            668
Osprey                       1             11           3342
Bald Eagle                   2             24            369
Northern Harrier            19            108            796
Sharp-shinned Hawk          53            397          10109
Cooper's Hawk                1            232           4197
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0             65            162
Broad-winged Hawk            0              1            285
Red-tailed Hawk              4            180            654
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              1             11
American Kestrel             0             10           2229
Merlin                       2             20           1108
Peregrine Falcon             1             19            429
Unknown Accipiter            0              0             14
Unknown Buteo                0              0              3
Unknown Falcon               0              1              4
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0              0              2
Swainson's Hawk              0              0              2
Zone-tailed Hawk             0              0              1

Total:                      83           1190          24515
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Observation start time: 06:30:00 
Observation end   time: 16:00:00 
Total observation time: 9.5 hours

Official Counter:        Tom Reed

Observers:        

Weather:
Cool and mostly cloudy; some rain showers early. Winds NW/WNW 10-20mph. 

Raptor Observations:
Occasional pulses of SSHA and NOHA, otherwise quiet. 

Non-raptor Observations:
Cave Swallow (250+), Barn Swallow (15+), Iceland Gull (1), American Robin
(ca. 20,000), Pine Siskin (10+), Rusty Blackbird (10+)

Predictions:
Mostly cloudy, chance of showers. Winds S 10-20mph, 64ºF. 

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