Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 27, 2010
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 82 128
Turkey Vulture 0 648 846
Osprey 0 1756 4497
Bald Eagle 0 209 385
Northern Harrier 9 838 1309
Sharp-shinned Hawk 36 10720 15940
Cooper's Hawk 4 2580 3464
Northern Goshawk 0 2 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 56 61
Broad-winged Hawk 0 748 1201
Red-tailed Hawk 0 253 392
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 3 3
American Kestrel 1 2330 5129
Merlin 7 1240 2061
Peregrine Falcon 20 1043 1320
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: 77 22508 36739
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Observation start time: 06:15:00
Observation end time: 15:15:00
Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter: Melissa Roach
Observers:
Weather:
Variable South winds throughout the day with overcast skies with scattered
showers early on. Thunderstorms in the afternoon cut the count 45 minutes
early today.
Raptor Observations:
Very little movement today, but some Sharp-shinned Hawks, Northern
Harriers, and Peregrines.
Non-raptor Observations:
3 Common Loons, 3 Great Cormorants
Predictions:
SSW winds first thing but gradually turning to West throughout the day, so
tomorrow has some potential.
Hawk Watch Wednesday October 27, 2010
I'm going to classify today as the calm before the storm. It was a quiet and slow day at the Hawk Watch with very little movement. We were treated to a handful of Sharp-shinned Hawks, Northern Harriers, and Peregrine Falcons. In fact, we had some excellent views of Peregrines cruising above the treeline. At one point, there were 3 Peregrines foraging above the bunker at the same time. Surprisingly, none of them snatched a meal!
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