Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 17, 2010
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 2 59 105
Turkey Vulture 42 363 561
Osprey 26 1667 4408
Bald Eagle 2 162 338
Northern Harrier 24 582 1053
Sharp-shinned Hawk 402 8205 13425
Cooper's Hawk 61 1928 2812
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 4 26 31
Broad-winged Hawk 13 705 1158
Red-tailed Hawk 7 114 253
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 84 1976 4775
Merlin 29 990 1811
Peregrine Falcon 6 878 1155
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 702 17655 31886
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Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 10 hours
Official Counter: Melissa Roach
Observers:
Weather:
Light to moderate West/WSW winds throughout the day with mostly clear
skies.
Raptor Observations:
A decent movement of birds until the early afternoon when things slowed
down to a crawl. Good numbers of accipiters and small falcons.
Non-raptor Observations:
1 Cattle Egret, 1 Red-throated Loon, 6 Common Loon, numerous Northern
Gannet, 1 Dunlin, 1 Stilt Sandpiper
Hawk Watch Sunday October 17, 2010
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