Hawkwatch, 5 October 2016


Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 05, 2016
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                3              3              3
Turkey Vulture              12             56            190
Osprey                     197            399           3446
Bald Eagle                   8             25            151
Northern Harrier            15             46            180
Sharp-shinned Hawk         501           1113           2935
Cooper's Hawk              101            276            503
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          1              3              8
Broad-winged Hawk           17             95            218
Red-tailed Hawk              1              4             43
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0
American Kestrel           114            261           2400
Merlin                      69            233            737
Peregrine Falcon            32            268            494
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:                    1071           2782          11308
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Observation start time: 05:30:00 
Observation end   time: 16:30:00 
Total observation time: 10.75 hours

Official Counter:        Tom Reed

Observers:        

Weather:
Seasonable. Mostly cloudy during early-AM, cloudy from mid-AM onward. Winds
NE 10-15mph. 

Raptor Observations:
A decent lift-off of accipiters during the AM; Osprey and falcons moving
throughout. A challenging flight to count, with various flight lines and
entry/exit directions. 

Non-raptor Observations:
Parasitic Jaeger (5), Northern Flicker (100), Cape May Warbler (2),
Blackpoll Warbler (75), Dickcissel (1), Rusty Blackbird (15)

Predictions:
Decreasing clouds, 68ºF, winds NE 10-15mph

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