Cape May Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 16, 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 66 72 Turkey Vulture 35 253 370 Osprey 117 1292 3461 Bald Eagle 5 146 447 Northern Harrier 34 221 397 Sharp-shinned Hawk 364 3906 7154 Cooper's Hawk 109 1256 2110 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 11 18 Broad-winged Hawk 22 403 611 Red-tailed Hawk 1 27 137 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 2 2 American Kestrel 12 1019 3257 Merlin 15 473 986 Peregrine Falcon 44 490 803 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 3 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 1 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 1 Zone-tailed Hawk 0 0 1 Total: 759 9565 19831 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 10 hours Official Counter: Tom Reed Observers: Weather: Mild. Mostly sunny; high 73ºF; winds SW 5-10mph. Visibility good. Raptor Observations: A high and distant flight that gradually developed through the late-AM and peaked during the early-PM. Non-raptor Observations: Eurasian Wigeon (3), Pectoral Sandpiper (49), Eastern Kingbird (1) Predictions: Sunny; 72ºF; winds W @ 10mph.
Hawkwatch – 16 October 2014
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