Hawk Watch - 30 September 2013

Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 30, 2013
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	4	51	51
Turkey Vulture	16	372	372
Osprey	28	2156	2156
Bald Eagle	7	206	206
Northern Harrier	4	228	228
Sharp-shinned Hawk	286	3026	3026
Cooper's Hawk	63	930	930
Northern Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	1	1
Broad-winged Hawk	8	351	351
Red-tailed Hawk	13	127	127
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	55	1833	1833
Merlin	16	532	532
Peregrine Falcon	12	304	304
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
Mississippi Kite	0	1	1
Total:	512	10118	10118

Observation start time:	05:30:00
Observation end time:	16:00:00
Total observation time:	9.5 hours
Official Counter	Tom Magarian
Observers:

Weather:
Light NNE winds until midday, then shifting to NW and ending out of the SW. High in the low 70's. Some clouds.

Raptor Observations:


Non-raptor Observations:


Predictions:
More of the same.

Avalon Seawatch - 30 September 2013

Surf Scoter - 1
Black Scoter - 29
Common Loon - 13
Northern Gannet - 21
Brown Pelican - 5
Double-crested Cormorant - 1,063
Great Cormorant - 1
Laughing Gull - 36
Ringed-bill Gull - 1
Herring Gull - 42
Great Black-blacked Gull - 6
Caspian Tern - 8
Forster’s Tern - 108
Royal Tern - 28
American Oystercatcher - 2
Black-bellied Plover - 1

Total: 1,364

Morning Flight - 30 September 2013

50° F
W @ 0-5 MPH
Clear conditions

Red-eyed Vireo - 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch - 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 1
Tennessee Warbler - 3
Northern Parula - 28
Cape May Warbler - 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 9
Black-throated Green Warbler - 1
Palm Warbler - 13
Blackpoll Warbler - 64
Black-and-white Warbler -2
American Redstart - 8
Northern Waterthrush - 2
warbler sp. - 10
Chipping Sparrow - 1
Indigo Bunting - 1
Bobolink - 1
Baltimore Oriole - 1
Eastern Bluebird - 1

Total: 150

Hawk Watch - 29 September 2013

Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 29, 2013
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	47	47
Turkey Vulture	0	356	356
Osprey	34	2128	2128
Bald Eagle	3	199	199
Northern Harrier	3	224	224
Sharp-shinned Hawk	322	2740	2740
Cooper's Hawk	56	867	867
Northern Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	1	1
Broad-winged Hawk	0	343	343
Red-tailed Hawk	0	114	114
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	44	1778	1778
Merlin	17	516	516
Peregrine Falcon	15	292	292
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
Mississippi Kite	0	1	1
Total:	494	9606	9606

Observation start time:	05:45:00
Observation end time:	16:00:00
Total observation time:	10.25 hours
Official Counter	Tom Reed
Observers:

Weather:
Seasonable and mostly clear throughout. Winds NNE->E all day, 10-20mph.

Raptor Observations:
A small early-morning push of SSHA, fading out during the PM hours.

Non-raptor Observations:
Parasitic Jaeger (1 on Bunker Pond), Cape May Warbler (2), Eurasian Wigeon (1), Black Scoter (14), Surf Scoter (8)

Predictions:
Mostly sunny, 69F, winds NE ~10mph

Avalon Seawatch - 29 September 2013

Blue-winged Teal - 1
Green-winged Teal - 2
Surf Scoter - 21
Black Scoter - 156
Common Loon - 5
Northern Gannet - 12
Brown Pelican - 39
Double-crested Cormorant - 2,228
Great Cormorant - 7
Laughing Gull - 18
Herring Gull - 16
Forster’s Tern - 10
Royal Tern - 12
Parasitic Jaeger - 1
Red Knot - 3
Sanderling - 15

Total: 2,546

Avalon Seawatch - 28 September 2013

Gadwall - 1
Mallard - 4
Green-winged Teal - 8
Surf Scoter - 60
Black Scoter - 138
Dark-winged Scoter - 54
Common Loon - 12
Northern Gannet - 6
Brown Pelican - 14
Double-crested Cormorant - 4,516
Great Blue Heron - 18
Herring Gull - 17
Great Black-backed Gull - 2
Forster’s Tern - 48
Royal Tern - 4

Total: 4,902

 

Hawk Watch - 28 September 2013

Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 28, 2013
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	47	47
Turkey Vulture	5	356	356
Osprey	45	2094	2094
Bald Eagle	6	196	196
Northern Harrier	4	221	221
Sharp-shinned Hawk	233	2418	2418
Cooper's Hawk	46	811	811
Northern Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	1	1
Broad-winged Hawk	2	343	343
Red-tailed Hawk	1	114	114
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	36	1734	1734
Merlin	36	499	499
Peregrine Falcon	21	277	277
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
Mississippi Kite	0	1	1
Total:	435	9112	9112

Observation start time:	05:45:00
Observation end time:	16:00:00
Total observation time:	10.25 hours
Official Counter	Tom Reed
Observers:

Weather:
Seasonable and mostly clear throughout. Winds NE/ENE/E all day, 10-20mph.

Raptor Observations:
Very high and dispersed flight throughout.

Non-raptor Observations:
Parasitic Jaeger (1), Stilt Sandpiper (6), Pectoral Sandpiper (4), Dickcissel (1)
Complete daily list:  http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15278904

Predictions:
Mostly sunny, 70F, winds E 10-15mph

Avalon Seawatch - 27 September 2013

American Wigeon - 1
Northern Pintail - 1
Green-winged Teal - 20
Surf Scoter - 1
Black Scoter - 52
Dark-winged Scoter - 10
Common Loon - 10
Northern Gannet - 34
Brown Pelican - 22
Double-crested Cormorant - 3,497
Great Cormorant - 1
Great Blue Heron - 30
Great Egret - 3
Laughing Gull - 49
Herring Gull - 13
Great Black-backed Gull - 7
Caspian Tern - 6
Common Tern - 2
Forster’s Tern - 181
Royal Tern - 14

Total: 3,954

Hawk Watch - 27 September 2013

Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 27, 2013
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	47	47
Turkey Vulture	8	351	351
Osprey	91	2049	2049
Bald Eagle	2	190	190
Northern Harrier	16	217	217
Sharp-shinned Hawk	120	2185	2185
Cooper's Hawk	70	765	765
Northern Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	1	1
Broad-winged Hawk	2	341	341
Red-tailed Hawk	3	113	113
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	32	1698	1698
Merlin	47	463	463
Peregrine Falcon	61	256	256
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
Mississippi Kite	0	1	1
Total:	452	8677	8677

Observation start time:	05:45:00
Observation end time:	16:00:00
Total observation time:	10.25 hours
Official Counter	Tom Reed
Observers:

Weather:
Seasonable with variable cloudiness throughout. Winds NE/E/SE all day, 10-20mph.

Raptor Observations:
Another light and high movement of assorted species during the midday hours.

Non-raptor Observations:
American Avocet (1), Parasitic Jaeger (2)
Complete daily list: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15268206

Predictions:
Sunny, 68F, winds E 15-20mph

Morning Flight - 27 September 2013

55° F
NE @ 0-5 MPH
Clear conditions

Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 1
Northern Flicker - 1
Red-eyed Vireo - 5
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1
Cedar Waxwing - 92
Tennessee Warbler - 1
Northern Parula - 32
Yellow Warbler - 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 2
Palm Warbler - 7
Blackpoll Warbler - 30
Black-and-white Warbler - 4
American Redstart - 7
Northern Waterthrush - 4
warbler sp. - 8
Savannah Sparrow - 4
Blue Grosbeak - 1
Bobolink - 6
Baltimore Oriole - 1

Total: 212

Blackpoll Warbler

Northern Parula

Avalon Seawatch - 26 September 2013

Green-winged Teal - 51
Surf Scoter - 12
White-winged Scoter - 1
Black Scoter - 17
Common Loon - 2
Northern Gannet - 10
Brown Pelican - 44
Double-crested Cormorant - 3,458
Great Blue Heron - 64
Laughing Gull - 136
Great Black-backed Gull - 29
Caspian Tern - 10
Common Tern - 40
Forster’s Tern - 147
Royal Tern - 22

Total: 4,043

Hawk Watch - 26 September 2013

Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 26, 2013
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	47	47
Turkey Vulture	8	343	343
Osprey	75	1958	1958
Bald Eagle	1	188	188
Northern Harrier	7	201	201
Sharp-shinned Hawk	131	2065	2065
Cooper's Hawk	42	695	695
Northern Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	1	1
Broad-winged Hawk	5	339	339
Red-tailed Hawk	2	110	110
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	27	1666	1666
Merlin	12	416	416
Peregrine Falcon	57	195	195
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
Mississippi Kite	0	1	1
Total:	367	8225	8225

Observation start time:	05:45:00
Observation end time:	16:00:00
Total observation time:	10.25 hours
Official Counter	Tom Reed
Observers:

Weather:
Mild with variable cloudiness throughout. Winds NE during the AM, SE during the PM; 10-20mph throughout.

Raptor Observations:
A light and high flight throughout.

Non-raptor Observations:
Parasitic Jaeger (3), American Bittern (1), Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (1)

Predictions:
Mostly sunny, 68F, winds NE 10-15mph.

Morning Flight - 26 September 2013

55° F

NE @ 0-5 MPH

Clear conditions

Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 1

Philadelphia Vireo - 1

Cedar Waxwing - 16

Northern Parula - 5

Cape May Warbler - 4

Black-throated Blue Warbler - 1

Yellow-rumped Warbler - 2

Palm Warbler - 5

Blackpoll Warbler - 6

American Redstart - 6

Connecticut Warbler - 1

Savannah Sparrow - 5

Bobolink - 4

Total: 57

Philadelphia Vireo pausing briefly in a black walnut tree before continuing north

Ruby-throated Hummingbirds are just about done now- we'll see some linger into October and hopefully not into November for their sake!

Another shot of yesterday's quiz bird- if you look at the open wing you can see very small white-based primary feathers, and when bunched together they make a white patch on the closed wing...

A female Black-throated Blue Warbler!

Hawk Watch - 25 September 2013

Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 25, 2013
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	47	47
Turkey Vulture	9	335	335
Osprey	163	1883	1883
Bald Eagle	5	187	187
Northern Harrier	33	194	194
Sharp-shinned Hawk	223	1934	1934
Cooper's Hawk	94	653	653
Northern Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	1	1
Broad-winged Hawk	61	334	334
Red-tailed Hawk	8	108	108
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	60	1639	1639
Merlin	41	404	404
Peregrine Falcon	86	138	138
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
Mississippi Kite	0	1	1
Total:	783	7858	7858

Observation start time:	05:45:00
Observation end time:	16:00:00
Total observation time:	10.25 hours
Official Counter	Tom Reed
Observers:

Weather:
Mild with variable cloudiness throughout. Winds 5-10mph; NE during the AM, WNW during the PM.

Raptor Observations:
A high flight that was steady for most of the day, headlined by the season's first push of Peregrines.

Non-raptor Observations:
Eurasian Wigeon (1), American Bittern (1), Parasitic Jaeger (4), Chuck-will's-widow (1), Red-breasted Nuthatch (1), Dickcissel (1)

Complete daily list: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15255331

Predictions:
Mostly sunny, 68F, light E winds.

Hawk Watch - 24 September 2013

Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 24, 2013
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	4	47	47
Turkey Vulture	29	326	326
Osprey	69	1720	1720
Bald Eagle	11	182	182
Northern Harrier	9	161	161
Sharp-shinned Hawk	146	1711	1711
Cooper's Hawk	52	559	559
Northern Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	1	1
Broad-winged Hawk	28	273	273
Red-tailed Hawk	11	100	100
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	43	1579	1579
Merlin	24	363	363
Peregrine Falcon	18	52	52
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
Mississippi Kite	0	1	1
Total:	444	7075	7075

Observation start time:	05:30:00
Observation end time:	16:00:00
Total observation time:	10.5 hours
Official Counter	Tom Magarian
Observers:

Weather:
NNW winds most of the day with clear sunny skies.

Raptor Observations:


Non-raptor Observations:

Avalon Seawatch - 25 September 2013

American Black Duck - 1
Green-winged Teal - 1
Surf Scoter - 2
Black Scoter - 21
Common Loon - 4
Northern Gannet - 9
Brown Pelican - 13
Double-crested Cormorant - 835
Great Blue Heron - 1
Laughing Gull - 15
Caspian Tern - 4
Common Tern - 20
Forster’s Tern - 118
Royal Tern - 44

Total: 1,088

Morning Flight - 25 September 2013

A surprisingly good flight was had at the dike today- Light north winds brought some more migrants here, but locally the winds switched to the east. The highlight(s!) of the morning were a female Hooded Warbler, a Clay-colored Sparrow, and a Lincoln's Sparrow!

48° F

E @ 0-5 MPH

Clear conditions

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 1

Northern Flicker - 1

Eastern Phoebe - 1

Red-eyed Vireo - 7

Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 2

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 1

American Robin - 2

American Pipit - 1

Cedar Waxwing - 292

Tennessee Warbler - 2

Northern Parula - 38

Yellow Warbler - 3

Magnolia Warbler - 2

Cape May Warbler - 4

Black-throated Blue Warbler - 3

Yellow-rumped Warbler - 5

Black-throated Green Warbler - 1

Palm Warbler - 60

Blackpoll Warbler - 28

Black-and-white Warbler - 11

American Redstart - 22

Northern Waterthrush - 3

Connecticut Warbler - 1

warbler sp. - 29

Scarlet Tanager - 3

Savannah Sparrow - 7

Indigo Bunting - 3

Bobolink - 13

Clay-colored Sparrow - 1

Hooded Warbler - 1

Total: 548

eBird checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15253065

Fly away! A Northern Flicker tries it's best to avoid being breakfast to a Cooper's Hawk.

Palm Warbler

Adult male Black-and-white Warbler

A Clay-colored Sparrow was the first highlight of three good birds at the dike today.

A female Hooded Warbler briefly perching before sallying out while a Brown Thrasher looks on.

And lastly, a Lincoln's Sparrow feeding on seeds for a bit up top!

Quiz bird time- I'll post the answer tomorrow!

Spot-winged Glider

Avalon Seawatch - 24 September 2013

Canada Goose - 17
Wood Duck - 1
American Black Duck - 18
Mallard - 2
Northern Shoveler - 3
Northern Pintail - 3
Green-winged Teal - 5
Black Scoter - 3
Common Loon - 4
Brown Pelican - 11
Double-crested Cormorant - 848
Great Cormorant - 8
Great Blue Heron - 6
Laughing Gull - 31
Caspian Tern - 2
Royal Tern - 11

Total: 973

Morning Flight - 24 September 2013

48° F
N @ 5-10 MPH
Clear conditions

Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 4
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 1
Northern Flicker - 79
Eastern Phoebe - 1
Red-eyed Vireo - 2
Cedar Waxwing - 294
Northern Parula - 53
Yellow Warbler - 4
Chestnut-sided Warbler - 3
Magnolia Warbler - 1
Cape May Warbler - 7
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 6
Blackburnian Warbler - 2
Pine Warbler - 1
Palm Warbler - 27
Blackpoll Warbler - 19
Black-and-white Warbler - 3
American Redstart - 8
Northern Waterthrush - 6
Connecticut Warbler - 1
warbler sp. - 321
Scarlet Tanager - 9
Savannah Sparrow - 1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 1
Indigo Bunting - 1
Bobolink - 3

Total: 860

Northern Parula

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Peregrine Falcon

Hawk Watch - 23 September 2013

Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 23, 2013
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	43	43
Turkey Vulture	35	297	297
Osprey	50	1649	1649
Bald Eagle	13	171	171
Northern Harrier	5	152	152
Sharp-shinned Hawk	216	1564	1564
Cooper's Hawk	78	507	507
Northern Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	1	1
Broad-winged Hawk	54	245	245
Red-tailed Hawk	19	89	89
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	97	1521	1521
Merlin	14	329	329
Peregrine Falcon	5	34	34
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
Mississippi Kite	0	1	1
Total:	586	6603	6603

Observation start time:	05:30:00
Observation end time:	16:00:00
Total observation time:	10.5 hours
Official Counter	Tom Magarian
Observers:

Weather:
Moderate NNE winds early shifting to the north for most of the day, ending out of the NW.

Raptor Observations:


Non-raptor Observations:


Predictions:
NW which should bring birds.