Hawkwatch - Thursday, September 27, 2018

Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 27, 2018
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                2             30             30
Turkey Vulture              30            213            213
Osprey                     426           3693           3693
Bald Eagle                  26            208            208
Northern Harrier            12            110            110
Sharp-shinned Hawk         292            839            839
Cooper's Hawk               97            410            410
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              0              0
Broad-winged Hawk           22             87             87
Red-tailed Hawk              2             31             31
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0
American Kestrel            89           1763           1763
Merlin                      68            910            910
Peregrine Falcon            44            511            511
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:                    1110           8805           8805
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Observation start time: 05:30:00 
Observation end   time: 17:00:00 
Total observation time: 11.5 hours

Official Counter:        Tom Reed 

Observers:        

Weather:
Mostly cloudy, 66->69ºF, winds N->ENE 10mph.

Raptor Observations:
Steady movement through much of the day, with another impressive showing of
Osprey. Accipiters increased through the morning, with many mixed kettles
of Sharp-shinned and Cooper's hawks by the early afternoon. 

Non-raptor Observations:
Short-billed Dowitcher (1), Common Gallinule (3+), Parasitic Jaeger (10+),
Caspian Tern (1), Cape May Warbler (ca. 10), Blackpoll Warbler (100+),
Northern Flicker (75)