Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 11, 2012
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 5 5 16
Turkey Vulture 44 76 133
Osprey 85 865 2435
Bald Eagle 11 58 203
Northern Harrier 42 208 490
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2631 5025 7659
Cooper's Hawk 155 889 1404
Northern Goshawk 0 0 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 8 11
Broad-winged Hawk 66 257 473
Red-tailed Hawk 17 39 66
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 146 1047 3727
Merlin 35 420 1015
Peregrine Falcon 9 572 885
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
Swainson's Hawk 0 1 2
Total: 3248 9470 18520
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Observation start time: 05:45:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 10.33 hours
Official Counter: Tom Reed
Observers:
Weather:
Sunny throughout, with winds shifting from NNW to NW to W through the day.
Winds were around 15-20mph to start, but decreased through the day, ending
at <5mph.
Raptor Observations:
A good flight of SSHA, largely during the morning hours.
Non-raptor Observations:
Pine Siskin (400+), Clay-colored Sparrow (1), White-crowned Sparrow (5),
Rusty Blackbird (6), Eastern Meadowlark (6), Solitary Sandpiper (1),
Pectoral Sandpiper (5)
Predictions:
Sunny with NW winds again.
