Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 27, 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 5 1230 2577
Bald Eagle 0 233 358
Northern Harrier 12 434 605
Sharp-shinned Hawk 62 10367 14038
Cooper's Hawk 1 2257 2741
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 59 68
Broad-winged Hawk 0 906 985
Red-tailed Hawk 0 172 215
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 2 2
American Kestrel 7 3002 5212
Merlin 4 819 1577
Peregrine Falcon 0 518 1047
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 0 3 5
Total: 91 20368 29832
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Observation start time: 06:15:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 9.75 hours
Official Counter: Melissa Roach
Observers:
Weather:
Light Southwest winds all day with overcast skies and scattered rain
throughout.
Raptor Observations:
A mostly slow day dominated by Sharp-shins.
Non-raptor Observations:
10 Wilson's Snipe, 1 Brown Pelican, 5 Parasitic Jaegers
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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 Thursday October 27, 2011
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