Eventually this Pigeon was able to get itself back out of the water while the Peregrine Falcon was distracted by the other Pigeons on the Bunker.Another notable happening was 35 migrating Tundra Swans in groups of 9 and 26. Comically, the group of nine were actually in a mixed flock involving nine Tundra Swans and one very frantic and confused Northern Pintail attempting to keep up.
Tomorrow might not be great for Raptors, but Thursday and (especially) Friday are looking rather promising.
Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 16, 2010
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 225 401
Turkey Vulture 0 1095 2185
Osprey 0 34 4564
Bald Eagle 1 66 475
Northern Harrier 8 666 2297
Sharp-shinned Hawk 6 1840 19647
Cooper's Hawk 1 349 4034
Northern Goshawk 0 16 18
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 241 355
Broad-winged Hawk 0 14 1221
Red-tailed Hawk 0 1013 1595
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 17 25
American Kestrel 0 74 5635
Merlin 0 63 2236
Peregrine Falcon 2 24 1393
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 1 1 2
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 20 5738 46083
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Observation start time: 06:45:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 8.25 hours
Official Counter: Doug Gochfeld
Observers:
Weather:
Decent ENE/E/ESE Winds.
Raptor Observations:
A juvenile Northern Harrier scared a Virginia Rail out of the marsh at one
point. Also a Peregrine Falcon almost drilled a Rock Pigeon twice, once
even knocking it into the water of Bunker Pond, but the Pigeon took refuge
on the water under the dock. Bald Eagle was an adult-type with maybe some
dark markings on the head.
Non-raptor Observations:
The Virginia Rail that popped up was pretty cool, as was the Pigeon
floating in the water (both mentioned above). Two flocks of Tundra Swans,
totaling 35 individuals, flew over headed SW early in the day. Almost 200
Green-winged Teal on Bunker Pond.
Predictions:
Strong SSW and SW winds, shifting west throughout the day, but probably not
early enough for a good raptor flight to materialize.
Location: Cape Island--CMPSP--Hawkwatch Platform (CMBO hawkwatch)
Observation date: 11/16/10
Number of species: 65
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan X
Tundra Swan 35
Wood Duck X
Gadwall X
American Wigeon X
American Black Duck X
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler X
Northern Pintail X
Green-winged Teal 191
Ring-necked Duck X
Surf Scoter 40
Black Scoter 25
Surf/Black Scoter 1800
Hooded Merganser 16
Red-breasted Merganser 3
Ruddy Duck X
Red-throated Loon 100
Common Loon 3
Pied-billed Grebe 3
Northern Gannet 35
Double-crested Cormorant X
Great Blue Heron 2
Great Egret 2
Little Blue Heron 1
Black Vulture 2
Turkey Vulture 5
Bald Eagle 1
Northern Harrier 8
Sharp-shinned Hawk 6
Cooper's Hawk 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Peregrine Falcon 2
falcon sp. 1
Virginia Rail 1
American Coot X
Sanderling X
Laughing Gull 150
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
Great Black-backed Gull X
Royal Tern 1
Black Skimmer 44
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Blue Jay X
American Crow X
Tree Swallow 35
Carolina Wren 5
Northern Mockingbird X
European Starling X
American Pipit 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) X
Palm Warbler (Yellow) 1
Savannah Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 5
Swamp Sparrow 3
Northern Cardinal X
Red-winged Blackbird X
Eastern Meadowlark 1
House Finch X
Pine Siskin 14
American Goldfinch X
House Sparrow X
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