Hawkwatch - Tuesday, September 11, 2018

Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 11, 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                      16            744            744
Bald Eagle                   0             42             42
Northern Harrier             0             39             39
Sharp-shinned Hawk           0              2              2
Cooper's Hawk                1             34             34
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              0              0
Broad-winged Hawk            0             12             12
Red-tailed Hawk              0              7              7
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0
American Kestrel             0            133            133
Merlin                       1             38             38
Peregrine Falcon             2             38             38
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:                      20           1170           1170
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Observation start time: 05:30:00 
Observation end   time: 16:00:00 
Total observation time: 10.5 hours

Official Counter:        Erik Bruhnke, Tom Reed 

Observers:        

Weather:
Fog during AM, some clearing during PM, thunderstorms to the west as count
ended. Winds ENE->SE 5-10mph.

Raptor Observations:
A few Osprey and a couple Peregrines when things cleared up in the
afternoon.

Non-raptor Observations:
GLOSSY IBIS 81, Green Heron 1, Semipalmated Plover 3, BAIRD'S SANDPIPER 1,
Solitary Sandpiper 2, Lesser Yellowlegs 3, Greater Yellowlegs 1,
GULL-BILLED TERN 3, Ruby-throated Hummingbird 4, Eastern Kingbird 9,
Bobolink 49, Northern Waterthrush 1, Prairie Warbler 1, Indigo Bunting 3,
Twelve-spotted Skimmer 2, Black Saddlebags 3

Predictions:
AM fog then partly sunny, 78ºF, winds E 5-10mph