Hawkwatch - Thursday, October 4, 2018

Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 04, 2018
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0              8            118
Turkey Vulture               3            100            549
Osprey                     237            443           4478
Bald Eagle                   2             39            325
Northern Harrier             9             20            166
Sharp-shinned Hawk         120            609           2518
Cooper's Hawk               71            795           1561
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              0              3
Broad-winged Hawk           23             93            575
Red-tailed Hawk              1             16             62
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0
American Kestrel           125            953           2909
Merlin                      10            146           1267
Peregrine Falcon           121            201            903
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:                     722           3423          15434
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Observation start time: 05:45:00 
Observation end   time: 16:00:00 
Total observation time: 10.25 hours

Official Counter:        Tom Reed

Observers:        

Weather:
Warm and mostly sunny, 68->78ºF, winds S->SSE 5->15mph.

Raptor Observations:
Classic pre-frontal movement of Peregrines and Osprey, particularly evident
during the afternoon. 

Non-raptor Observations:
Wilson's Phalarope (1), Parasitic Jaeger (10+), Wilson's Snipe (1), N.
Rough-winged Swallow (2), Blackpoll Warbler (150), Yellow-rumped Warbler
(200), Cape May Warbler (20), Cackling Goose (1), Snow Goose (2), American
Bittern (1)

Predictions:
Cloudy, 71ºF, winds NE 15mph