Hawkwatch - Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Cape May Hawkwatch
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 19, 2018
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                8              8              8
Turkey Vulture              18            118            118
Osprey                     414           1764           1764
Bald Eagle                  40            111            111
Northern Harrier            15             68             68
Sharp-shinned Hawk         239            265            265
Cooper's Hawk               67            144            144
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              0              0
Broad-winged Hawk           14             35             35
Red-tailed Hawk              4             21             21
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0
American Kestrel           631            930            930
Merlin                      94            368            368
Peregrine Falcon            22            118            118
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:                    1566           3950           3950
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Observation start time: 05:15:00 
Observation end   time: 17:00:00 
Total observation time: 11.75 hours   

Weather:
Seasonable and less humid behind passage of "cold" front. Mostly sunny,
72->79ºF. Winds NNW during early-AM, becoming N and eventually NE/ENE
during the afternoon; ~10mph throughout. 

Raptor Observations:
Steady, broad-front flight throughout, with a strong showing of Osprey and
the first solid movement of Kestrels and Sharp-shinned Hawks. 

Non-raptor Observations:
Northern Shoveler 2, Northern Pintail 9, Great Blue Heron 9, Common
Nighthawk 1, Cloudless Sulphur 2, Monarch 500+, thousands of dragonflies
during the afternoon.

Predictions:
Partly sunny, 72ºF, winds E 10-15mph