Hawkwatch, 29 September 2016


Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 29, 2016
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0              0              0
Turkey Vulture               0            134            134
Osprey                       1           3004           3004
Bald Eagle                   0            126            126
Northern Harrier             1            134            134
Sharp-shinned Hawk           0           1822           1822
Cooper's Hawk                0            226            226
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              5              5
Broad-winged Hawk            0            123            123
Red-tailed Hawk              0             39             39
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0
American Kestrel             0           2138           2138
Merlin                       2            489            489
Peregrine Falcon            10            194            194
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:                      14           8434           8434
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Observation start time: 06:30:00 
Observation end   time: 13:00:00 
Total observation time: 4.5 hours

Official Counter:        Tom Reed

Observers:        

Visitors:
Emelia Oleson, Arthur Nelson, John Cannizzo, Mark Garland w/ Road Scholar
group. 


Weather:
Overcast with light rain during the early-AM, becoming heavy from mid-AM
onward. Winds E/ENE 15-25mph, with gusts to 35mph. Count suspended for the
day by 1300 EST.

Raptor Observations:
A few Peregrines moved through before the monsoon arrived. 

Non-raptor Observations:


Predictions:
Rain, 68ºF, winds NE 15-20mph

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