Hawkwatch, 17 November 2016


Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 17, 2016
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0             68            154
Turkey Vulture              54           1007           2959
Osprey                       0             19           4249
Bald Eagle                   3            160            516
Northern Harrier            10            368            924
Sharp-shinned Hawk         106           2153          14332
Cooper's Hawk                7            401           3083
Northern Goshawk             1              7             11
Red-shouldered Hawk         17            369            669
Broad-winged Hawk            0              9            450
Red-tailed Hawk             96           1132           1572
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 1             10             16
American Kestrel             1             31           3431
Merlin                       1             59           1956
Peregrine Falcon             1             16            964
Unknown Accipiter            0              0              0
Unknown Buteo                0              0              1
Unknown Falcon               0              0              0
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0              0              0

Total:                     298           5810          35288
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Observation start time: 06:45:00 
Observation end   time: 16:00:00 
Total observation time: 9.25 hours

Official Counter:        Tom Reed

Observers:        

Weather:
Average temps. Sunny. Winds NW 10-15mph throughout. 

Raptor Observations:
A condensed flight, with a vast majority of the day's birds on the move
between 1030 and 1200. An adult Goshawk at 1020 was seen again around
1200--the 2nd AHY bird I've ever seen here. Golden Eagle at 1103. 

Non-raptor Observations:
Northern Gannet (500), Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (1), Cave Swallow (15), Cliff
Swallow (1), American Robin (9000), Eastern Bluebird (270), Fox Sparrow
(1), Evening Grosbeak (1)

Predictions:
Sunny, 61ºF, winds NW becoming SW 5-10mph 

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