Cape May Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 27, 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 13 91 196 Turkey Vulture 48 1058 2126 Osprey 1 25 3810 Bald Eagle 7 74 666 Northern Harrier 14 400 1257 Sharp-shinned Hawk 76 1793 14854 Cooper's Hawk 23 437 3856 Northern Goshawk 1 5 7 Red-shouldered Hawk 27 505 644 Broad-winged Hawk 0 21 744 Red-tailed Hawk 42 910 1389 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 1 Golden Eagle 0 12 18 American Kestrel 0 116 4518 Merlin 0 53 1416 Peregrine Falcon 1 39 1000 Unknown Accipiter 0 1 5 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 1 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 1 2 Zone-tailed Hawk 0 0 1 Total: 253 5541 36511 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:30:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9.5 hours Official Counter: Tom Reed Observers: Weather: Cool and partly cloudy. Winds W/NW 5-10mph throughout; visibility excellent. Raptor Observations: A morning-heavy flight that lasted as long as the sun would allow. Soaring NOGO around 1040 was a highlight. Non-raptor Observations: Tundra Swan (5), Eurasian Wigeon (2), Redhead (1), American Pipit (210), American Goldfinch (6,135) Predictions: Mostly sunny; 39ºF; winds NW 15-25mph.
Hawkwatch – 27 November 2014
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