Cape May Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 05, 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 4 45 51 Turkey Vulture 23 82 199 Osprey 151 520 2689 Bald Eagle 35 68 369 Northern Harrier 29 70 246 Sharp-shinned Hawk 322 1218 4466 Cooper's Hawk 68 431 1285 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 5 12 Broad-winged Hawk 136 167 375 Red-tailed Hawk 3 13 123 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 329 491 2729 Merlin 38 262 775 Peregrine Falcon 14 175 488 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: 1152 3547 13813 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 05:45:00 Observation end time: 16:30:00 Total observation time: 10.75 hours Official Counter: Mary Raikes Observers: Weather: Winds strong WNW in the morning 15-20mph. Shifting W and then SW in the afternoon decreasing in strength. Clear skies with temps only reaching 61F. Raptor Observations: Very good flight with high numbers of American Kestrels and Sharp-shinned Hawks. Late morning kettles of Broadwings was a treat. Flight was fairly low and all over. Non-raptor Observations: Eurasian Widgeon(1), Ruddy Duck(1), Northern Shoveler(7), Gadwall, Northern Pintail, Green and Blue-winged Teal, Pied-billed Grebe, Little Blue Heron(1), Red-bellied Woodpeckers, Common Loons(16). Predictions: Mostly sunny, high of 70, winds 15-20mph. ======================================================================== Cape May information may be found at: http://www.njaudubon.org/Centers/CMBO/
Hawkwatch - 5 October 2014
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