Hawkwatch 20 November 2015


Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 20, 2015
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0             30            133
Turkey Vulture               0            102            676
Osprey                       0             12           3343
Bald Eagle                   2             47            392
Northern Harrier             8            225            913
Sharp-shinned Hawk          58            652          10364
Cooper's Hawk               13            321           4286
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk         14            171            268
Broad-winged Hawk            0              2            286
Red-tailed Hawk             60            536           1010
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 1              3             13
American Kestrel             3             15           2234
Merlin                       0             28           1116
Peregrine Falcon             1             23            433
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              1              1              3
Zone-tailed Hawk             0              0              1

Total:                     161           2170          25495
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Observation start time: 05:15:00 
Observation end   time: 16:00:00 
Total observation time: 10.75 hours

Official Counter:        Cameron Cox

Observers:        

Weather:
Cool with N to NW winds at 15-18 MPH.  There was modest cloud cover early
on but soon disapated to clear blue skies. 

Raptor Observations:
A modest day of Sharpies and Tails but a Golden Eagle was seen very briefly
in the morning and a juv light morph Swainson's Hawk was seen well and
photographed in the afternoon 

Non-raptor Observations:
A Lapland Longspur flew by early on and Cave Swallows continue to be seen
regularly though in smaller numbers than in recent days. 

Predictions:
NE winds are predicted but we still may have a handful of birds
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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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