Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 15, 2012
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 1 1
Osprey 14 488 488
Bald Eagle 1 71 71
Northern Harrier 8 121 121
Sharp-shinned Hawk 108 410 410
Cooper's Hawk 13 120 120
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 2
Broad-winged Hawk 3 55 55
Red-tailed Hawk 0 14 14
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 347 1164 1164
Merlin 47 175 175
Peregrine Falcon 0 26 26
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
Total: 541 2647 2647
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Observation start time: 05:45:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 11.17 hours
Official Counter: Tom Reed
Observers: Vince Elia
Visitors:
600+
Weather:
Mostly sunny and seasonable. Winds out of the N in the AM, becoming NW/WNW
in the PM; 10-20mph throughout.
Raptor Observations:
A light AM flight picked up in the PM, with a decent push of Kestrels into
the early evening.
Non-raptor Observations:
Buff-breasted Sandpiper (1), American Golden-Plover (1), American Bittern
(1), Common Nighthawk (2), Cape May Warbler (3), Magnolia Warbler (1),
Gull-billed Tern (1)
Predictions:
Conflicting forecasts now suggest variable winds for the AM, becoming W or
SW later in the day.
