Cape May - Oct 1 & 2

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     A cool front went through Cape May in the early afternoon on Thursday 
     and provided for a very enjoyable day. The winds turned a breezy NW 
     and brought good numbers of Falcons. I took the 8:40am ferry and 
     arrived a little after 10am. I watched from the pond nearest the 
     Lighthouse.  It was a delightful flight with mostly Peregrines, 
     Merlins and Kestrels using a very close flight path - numerous birds 
     were just overhead and most were closer than 100 yards.  The 
     Peregrines were mostly adults.  The unofficial count at the pond was 
     about 85 Peregrines and 50 Merlins. The official Thursday Cape May 
     count was 197 Peregrines, 117 Merlins, 485 Kestrel, 32 Cooper's, 51 
     Sharp-shinned, 101 Ospreys & 13 Harriers.  Friday brought northerly 
     winds and higher and fewer birds before I left at 2:30 - about 10 
     Peregrines, 4 Bald Eagles, 40 Broad-wings, 1 Red-tail and moderate 
     numbers of Cooper's, Sharp-shinned, Ospreys, Harriers and Kestrels. I 
     didn't get up early enough to get a prime warbler watching spot, but 
     there were good numbers of Palms around. I was told a Eurasian Wigeon 
     was in the Hawkwatch Platform Pond.  Happy birding, Dan Eberly     

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