Hawkwatch 16 November 2015

Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 16, 2015
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                3             30            133
Turkey Vulture               0            102            676
Osprey                       0             12           3343
Bald Eagle                   2             45            390
Northern Harrier            51            215            903
Sharp-shinned Hawk          60            588          10300
Cooper's Hawk               21            308           4273
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk         39            157            254
Broad-winged Hawk            0              2            286
Red-tailed Hawk            100            476            950
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              2             12
American Kestrel             0             12           2231
Merlin                       2             28           1116
Peregrine Falcon             1             22            432
Unknown Accipiter            0              0             14
Unknown Buteo                0              1              4
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:                     279           2001          25326
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Observation start time: 06:45:00 
Observation end   time: 16:00:00 
Total observation time: 9.25 hours

Official Counter:        Cameron Cox

Observers:        

Weather:
A gorgeous late fall day with pleasant temperatures light NW winds and
crystal clear skies.

Raptor Observations:
A solid day for this late in the season.  Harriers, Red-tails, and
Red-shoulders all had good days.

Non-raptor Observations:
Cave Swallows continued in large numbers and several hundred Purple Finches
highlighted a small movement of passerines in the early morning.

Predictions:
Strong winds out of the east are predicted for tomorrow. It should be
dismal. 
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Report submitted by Cameron Cox (Kumlieni@gmail.com)
Cape May information may be found at:
http://BirdCapeMay.org