Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 25, 2011
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 34 49
Turkey Vulture 0 332 353
Osprey 2 1210 2557
Bald Eagle 2 230 355
Northern Harrier 29 401 572
Sharp-shinned Hawk 756 10154 13825
Cooper's Hawk 114 2240 2724
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 58 67
Broad-winged Hawk 1 906 985
Red-tailed Hawk 8 171 214
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 2 2
American Kestrel 94 2917 5127
Merlin 78 804 1562
Peregrine Falcon 2 517 1046
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Swainson's Hawk 1 3 5
Total: 1088 19979 29443
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Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 10 hours
Official Counter: Tom Magarian
Observers: Vince Elia
Weather:
Moderate to strong Northwest winds and no cloud cover throughout the day.
Raptor Observations:
A great movement of birds for late October with over 1000 counted.
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Melissa Roach (roach.mc1@gmail.com)
Cape May Hawkwatch information may be found at:
http://www.njaudubon.org/Centers/CMBO/
Hawk Watch Tuesday October 25, 2011
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