Hawkwatch 24 November 2015

Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 24, 2015
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0             39            142
Turkey Vulture              16            134            708
Osprey                       0             14           3345
Bald Eagle                   4             62            407
Northern Harrier             5            242            930
Sharp-shinned Hawk           7            725          10437
Cooper's Hawk                6            378           4343
Northern Goshawk             0              1              1
Red-shouldered Hawk         15            259            356
Broad-winged Hawk            0              2            286
Red-tailed Hawk             30            721           1195
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 1              6             16
American Kestrel             1             17           2236
Merlin                       1             31           1119
Peregrine Falcon             2             27            437
Unknown Accipiter            0              0             14
Unknown Buteo                0              2              5
Unknown Falcon               0              1              4
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0              0              2
Swainson's Hawk              0              1              3
Zone-tailed Hawk             0              0              1

Total:                      88           2662          25987
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Observation start time: 05:15:00 
Observation end   time: 08:00:00 
Total observation time: 2.75 hours

Official Counter:        Cameron Cox

Observers:        

Weather:
The day dawned very cold with frost and a skin of ice covering Bunker Pond.
The wind quickly swung from light SE to  moderate SW and the temps rose to
tolerable levels quickly. The late morning and afternoon were awash with
sun and blues skies. Overall Am uncommonly pleasant late November day. 

Raptor Observations:
Once again a juv Golden Eagle led the raptor sightings. Otherwise the haul
was fairly pedestrian in numbers and make up. Distant buteos a trickle of
Accips, a tiny sprinkling of Falcons 

Non-raptor Observations:
5-6 Cave Swallows are hold on. An American Bittern was spotted by an
keen-eyed visitor early in the morning. Our single blue Snow Goose was
joined by a white cogener and the Tundra Swan persisted as did the
White-faced Ibis. 
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Report submitted by Cameron Cox (Kumlieni@gmail.com)
Cape May information may be found at:
http://BirdCapeMay.org