Hawkwatch, 4 November 2016

Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 04, 2016
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                5              5             91
Turkey Vulture              93            168           2120
Osprey                       1              9           4239
Bald Eagle                  19             28            384
Northern Harrier            53            104            660
Sharp-shinned Hawk         628            947          13126
Cooper's Hawk               90            163           2845
Northern Goshawk             0              1              5
Red-shouldered Hawk         91            117            417
Broad-winged Hawk            5              5            446
Red-tailed Hawk            159            191            631
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              1              7
American Kestrel            10             14           3414
Merlin                       2             14           1911
Peregrine Falcon             1             10            958
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:                    1157           1777          31255
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Observation start time: 06:30:00 
Observation end   time: 17:00:00 
Total observation time: 10.5 hours

Official Counter:        Tom Reed

Observers:        

Weather:
Seasonable. Mostly sunny. Winds N/NNW 15-20mph. 

Raptor Observations:
A strong-for-November flight, with a good mix of accipiters and buteos.
Many birds arriving from the south and southwest (over ocean) during AM,
with flight lines becoming a bit more normal (over treeline) through the
PM. Steady trickle of Bald Eagles through the day; nice pulse of Harriers
during the late-PM. 

Non-raptor Observations:
Wood Duck (110), Barn Swallow (1), Northern Rough-winged Swallow (1), Cave
Swallow (15), American Robin (ca. 130,000), Blackpoll Warbler (3)

Predictions:
Sunny, 59ºF, winds W/NW 10-15mph