Cape May Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 22, 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 2 75 81 Turkey Vulture 52 439 556 Osprey 25 1460 3629 Bald Eagle 6 193 494 Northern Harrier 49 419 595 Sharp-shinned Hawk 413 5551 8799 Cooper's Hawk 88 1827 2681 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 3 28 35 Broad-winged Hawk 4 450 658 Red-tailed Hawk 7 65 175 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 1 5 5 American Kestrel 8 1537 3775 Merlin 10 651 1164 Peregrine Falcon 5 576 889 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: 673 13277 23543 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 10 hours Official Counter: Tom Reed Observers: Weather: Cool and damp. Winds N 10-15mph; cloud cover >90% throughout; visibility good->fair->poor. Rain developing during the late-PM. Raptor Observations: A short-lived burst of birds during the late-AM. Non-raptor Observations: Eurasian Wigeon (4), Black/Surf Scoter (10,000+), American Bittern (1), Parasitic Jaeger (~10), Yellow-billed Cuckoo (1), Lapland Longspur (1), Yellow-rumped Warbler (8,000). Predictions: Cloudy, 59ºF, winds NW 20-30mph.
Hawkwatch – 22 October 2014
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