Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 05, 2012
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 11
Turkey Vulture 4 4 61
Osprey 124 319 1889
Bald Eagle 4 18 163
Northern Harrier 55 90 372
Sharp-shinned Hawk 357 887 3521
Cooper's Hawk 123 365 880
Northern Goshawk 0 0 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 4 7
Broad-winged Hawk 32 142 358
Red-tailed Hawk 3 9 36
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 222 268 2948
Merlin 61 98 693
Peregrine Falcon 130 274 587
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 0 1
Total: 1117 2478 11528
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Observation start time: 05:45:00
Observation end time: 16:30:00
Total observation time: 10.67 hours
Official Counter: Tom Reed
Observers:
Weather:
Warm and sunny. Winds 5-10mph from the NW to start, shifting to W by midday
and WSW by mid-afternoon. A blue sky from start to finish.
Raptor Observations:
A generally high (but not stratospheric) flight that featured the season's
first three-digit Peregrine tally and a nice Harrier movement. Small
falcons tried to make their presence known during the late-PM, but weren't
overwhelming.
Non-raptor Observations:
A fantastic morning songbird flight, highlighted by Connecticut Warbler
(1), Pine Siskin (~200), Dickcissel (2), "yellow-bellied" Kingbird (1- seen
briefly while going away by an experienced observer), Indigo Bunting (15+),
Blue Jay (250++), and thousands of distant warblers overhead and to the
north.
Also: Great Cormorant (1), Glossy Ibis (1), Pectoral Sandpiper (14),
Northern Rough-winged Swallow (10+), Wood Duck (~50), Hooded Merganser (9),
Red-bellied Woodpecker (15+)
Predictions:
Warm with SW winds.
