Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 15, 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 6 52 157 Turkey Vulture 166 651 1719 Osprey 0 21 3806 Bald Eagle 6 51 643 Northern Harrier 22 301 1158 Sharp-shinned Hawk 89 1525 14586 Cooper's Hawk 37 348 3767 Northern Goshawk 0 1 3 Red-shouldered Hawk 96 378 517 Broad-winged Hawk 2 21 744 Red-tailed Hawk 193 684 1163 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 1 Golden Eagle 0 11 17 American Kestrel 2 112 4514 Merlin 2 46 1409 Peregrine Falcon 3 32 993 Unknown Accipiter 0 1 5 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: 624 4235 35205 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:30:00 Observation end time: 15:45:00 Total observation time: 9.25 hours Official Counter: Mary Raikes Observers: Weather: Very clear skies today with steady Northwest winds/North at 5-10mph and gusts up to 20mph. Temps on the chilly side, 34F in the am and reaching a high of 43. Raptor Observations: A great flight for mid-Nov with skies full of Red-tails, Red-shoulders, and Vultures. Non-raptor Observations: Highlight being Sandhill Cranes(3), Cave Swallow(3), Snow Bunting(1), American Bittern(1) on pond, Eurasian Wigeon(3), Hooded Mergansers(16) Predictions: Partly cloudy in the am becoming mostly cloudy with temps in the low 50's and winds from the SW/S 5-10 mph.
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