Hawkwatch, 15 September 2016

Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 15, 2016
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0              0              0
Turkey Vulture               2             38             38
Osprey                     334           1609           1609
Bald Eagle                   9             54             54
Northern Harrier             7             69             69
Sharp-shinned Hawk          47            484            484
Cooper's Hawk               12            126            126
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              1              1
Broad-winged Hawk            3             43             43
Red-tailed Hawk              1             16             16
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0
American Kestrel           142           1387           1387
Merlin                      56            193            193
Peregrine Falcon             6             44             44
Unknown Accipiter            0              0              0
Unknown Buteo                0              0              0
Unknown Falcon               0              0              0
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0              0              0

Total:                     619           4064           4064
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Observation start time: 05:30:00 
Observation end   time: 16:00:00 
Total observation time: 10.5 hours

Official Counter:        Tom Reed

Observers:        

Weather:
Seasonable, post-front. Heavy overcast during AM, becoming mostly clear by
mid-PM. Winds NE becoming E, 15-20mph throughout. 

Raptor Observations:
Another good flight day for Osprey, punctuated by an impressive lift-off
during the early-AM. Best day so far for Merlin; a few pulses of Kestrels
and Sharp-shins. 

Non-raptor Observations:
Wood Duck (2), Northern Pintail (5), Great Blue Heron (66), Common
Nighthawk (3), Purple Martin (21), Blackpoll Warbler (2), Yellow-rumped
Warbler (1), Savannah Sparrow (1), Bobolink (275), Monarch (43). 

Predictions:
Sunny, 74ºF, winds E 10-15mph