Cape May Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 07, 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 5 8 17 Turkey Vulture 34 64 194 Osprey 32 208 2945 Bald Eagle 12 25 207 Northern Harrier 20 46 260 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1011 2520 4928 Cooper's Hawk 387 1099 1799 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 1 5 Broad-winged Hawk 6 39 172 Red-tailed Hawk 2 7 43 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 1 1 American Kestrel 132 320 1865 Merlin 49 172 770 Peregrine Falcon 17 91 297 Unknown Accipiter 0 3 5 Unknown Buteo 0 0 2 Unknown Falcon 0 0 3 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 1 Zone-tailed Hawk 0 0 1 Total: 1708 4604 13515 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 05:45:00 Observation end time: 16:30:00 Total observation time: 10.75 hours Official Counter: Tom Reed Observers: Weather: Mild with variable clouds. Winds N/NNE 10mph during AM, becoming NW 5-10mph during PM. Raptor Observations: Good flight throughout, though slow-moving and stretched over a broad front. Non-raptor Observations: American Golden-Plover (1), Ovenbird (1), Cape May Warbler (3), Parasitic Jaeger (3) Predictions: Mostly sunny, 68ºF, winds 5mph N shifting to E
Hawkwatch, 7 October 2015
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