Hawkwatch - Tuesday, September 5, 2017

South winds and hazy heat. That's the best way to describe yesterday's "flight". There was a small trickle of Osprey moving around midday but it didn't last long. Luckily, there's always something to see in Cape May! The Tree Swallows put on a great show with at least 1000 of them swarming, swirling, and roosting right in front of the platform.

Cape May Hawkwatch count for 9/5/2017
Species Count today Season total Season maximum
Count Date(s)
Osprey 28  266  90  9/3
American Kestrel 1  40  30  9/1
Merlin 2  14  5  9/1

Just a small fraction of the awesome Tree Swallow swarm taking over Cape May State Park.

A Pectoral Sandpiper seen from below.

One of many Eastern Kingbirds that took advantage of the small trees beside the platform.

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