Hawkwatch, 19 October 2016


Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 19, 2016
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0             35             35
Turkey Vulture              31            441            575
Osprey                      94            958           4005
Bald Eagle                   3            144            270
Northern Harrier            15            189            323
Sharp-shinned Hawk         658           6501           8323
Cooper's Hawk              144           1757           1984
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0             39             44
Broad-winged Hawk            0            214            337
Red-tailed Hawk              5             53             92
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              1              1
American Kestrel            53            832           2971
Merlin                      14            726           1230
Peregrine Falcon            31            628            854
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:                    1048          12518          21044
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Observation start time: 06:15:00 
Observation end   time: 16:15:00 
Total observation time: 10 hours

Official Counter:        Tom Reed

Observers:        

Weather:
Record warmth. Partly cloudy during AM, sunny during PM. Winds SW 5-10mph
during AM, W/WNW during PM. 

Raptor Observations:
Today's flight was generally slow-moving and spread along a broad front
through most of the day. Light, assorted movement during AM, with a
noticeable arrival of accipiters in the PM once winds shifted to W/WNW. 

Non-raptor Observations:
Eurasian Wigeon (1), Parasitic Jaeger (5+), Bobolink (2), Dickcissel (1)

Predictions:
Partly sunny, chance of a shower, 71ºF, winds SE 10mph 

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