Hawkwatch - Thursday, September 13, 2018


Cape May Hawkwatch
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 13, 2018
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0              0              0
Turkey Vulture               0             81             81
Osprey                      19            816            816
Bald Eagle                   0             44             44
Northern Harrier             0             42             42
Sharp-shinned Hawk           0              2              2
Cooper's Hawk                0             36             36
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              0              0
Broad-winged Hawk            0             13             13
Red-tailed Hawk              0              7              7
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0
American Kestrel             1            136            136
Merlin                       5             47             47
Peregrine Falcon             8             60             60
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:                      33           1284           1284
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Observation start time: 05:30:00 
Observation end   time: 16:00:00 
Total observation time: 9.5 hours


Observers:        

Weather:
Overcast with occasional fog and mist. Temps steady in the mid 70s, winds
ENE 10-20mph. 

Raptor Observations:
Occasional Peregrines, Merlins, Osprey

Non-raptor Observations:
Whimbrel 6, White-rumped Sandpiper 6, Solitary Sandpiper 1, Lesser
Yellowlegs 25, Greater Yellowlegs 10, Black Tern 1

Predictions:
Cloudy w/ scattered showers, high 76ºF, winds E 15-20mph

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