Hawkwatch 29 November 2015


Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 29, 2015
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0             39            142
Turkey Vulture               0            150            724
Osprey                       0             14           3345
Bald Eagle                   0             63            408
Northern Harrier             1            252            940
Sharp-shinned Hawk           0            769          10481
Cooper's Hawk                0            387           4352
Northern Goshawk             0              1              1
Red-shouldered Hawk          0            270            367
Broad-winged Hawk            0              2            286
Red-tailed Hawk              0            739           1213
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              6             16
American Kestrel             0             18           2237
Merlin                       0             31           1119
Peregrine Falcon             0             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:                       1           2772          26097
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Observation start time: 07:00:00 
Observation end   time: 14:30:00 
Total observation time: 7.5 hours

Official Counter:        Cameron Cox

Observers:        

Weather:
Rain on and off all morning and sprinkle and heavy overcast in the
afternoon with fog and NE wind

Raptor Observations:
A single bird was all that was recorded today. A male Northern Harrier seen
momentarily slipping quickly through the fog. The nickname "Gray Ghost" has
never seemed more appropriate!    

Non-raptor Observations:

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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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