Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 21, 2012
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 46 57
Turkey Vulture 42 229 286
Osprey 16 1028 2598
Bald Eagle 6 108 253
Northern Harrier 49 447 729
Sharp-shinned Hawk 714 10008 12642
Cooper's Hawk 195 2008 2523
Northern Goshawk 0 0 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 9 37 40
Broad-winged Hawk 17 362 578
Red-tailed Hawk 24 157 184
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 46 2559 5239
Merlin 31 1111 1706
Peregrine Falcon 24 726 1039
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: 1173 18827 27877
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Observation start time: 05:30:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 10.5 hours
Official Counter: Tom Reed
Observers:
Weather:
Seasonably mild with sunny skies throughout. Winds from the W/WNW/NW all
day; 10-15mph in the morning, 5-10mph in the afternoon.
Raptor Observations:
A decent but challenging day, with many flight lines and no clouds from
start to finish. Things didn't really get rolling until mid-morning, with
accipiters being the main attraction along with a trickle of falcons-
highlighted by another 24 Peregrines. A nice Harrier flight included 5
adult males.
Non-raptor Observations:
Red Crossbill (1- male Type 3, westbound at 12:15pm), Cattle Egret (5),
Tennessee Warbler (1), Yellow-rumped Warbler (10,000+), American Robin
(7,000+), Pine Siskin (200+), Lincoln's Sparrow (1), Barn Swallow (8),
Northern Rough-winged Swallow (10+), Purple Finch (20), House Finch (125
migrants), Ring-necked Duck (1), Northern Gannet (500+), Eastern Meadowlark
(~10), Rusty Blackbird (5+)
Predictions:
Sunny, mild, light west wind.
