Cape May Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 20, 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 73 79 Turkey Vulture 15 362 479 Osprey 2 1429 3598 Bald Eagle 5 180 481 Northern Harrier 21 326 502 Sharp-shinned Hawk 74 5045 8293 Cooper's Hawk 47 1614 2468 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 17 24 Broad-winged Hawk 7 434 642 Red-tailed Hawk 6 43 153 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 2 2 American Kestrel 5 1524 3762 Merlin 9 634 1147 Peregrine Falcon 7 550 863 Unknown Accipiter 0 1 4 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: 199 12234 22500 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 10 hours Official Counter: Mary Raikes Observers: Weather: Day started a cold 36F with clear skies and no wind. Winds were light from the south starting around 800EST and increasing to 15mph in the afternoon with gusts of 20+ from the south/southwest. Raptor Observations: An early flight of accipiters and harriers and kettles of vultures, red-tails and broad wings, but flight shut down with the increasing southerly winds. Non-raptor Observations: Noticeable numbers of American Robin, Blue Jays, Red-winged Blackbirds, Eastern Meadowlark, Killdeer, and Double-crested Cormorants. Typical waterfowl on the pond including Wood ducks(8). Also, Yellow-headed Blackbird(1). Predictions: Chance of showers in the afternoon with warmer temperatures and winds from the southwest 5-10mph. ======================================================================== Cape May information may be found at: http://www.njaudubon.org/Centers/CMBO/
Hawkwatch - 20 October 2014
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