Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 16, 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 71 559 559
Bald Eagle 3 74 74
Northern Harrier 16 137 137
Sharp-shinned Hawk 142 552 552
Cooper's Hawk 21 141 141
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 2
Broad-winged Hawk 18 73 73
Red-tailed Hawk 3 17 17
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 129 1293 1293
Merlin 22 197 197
Peregrine Falcon 8 34 34
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: 433 3080 3080
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Observation start time: 05:30:00
Observation end time: 16:15:00
Total observation time: 10.75 hours
Official Counter: Tom Reed
Observers:
Visitors:
600+
Weather:
Variable cloudiness and seasonable throughout. Calm conditions from dawn
through mid-morning, then a light W breeze until the early afternoon. Light
SW breeze through majority of afternoon.
Raptor Observations:
The day started with a small pulse of high Kestrels at dawn, many of which
crossed the bay toward DE. The calm conditions produced a lull for most of
the early AM, before a light breeze set up out of the W. A steady and
fairly high movement ensued, and lasted through the midday hours. The
flight essentially shut down in the PM once winds shifted to SW and cloud
cover increased.
Non-raptor Observations:
Clay-colored Sparrow (1--thanks to SG for the assist), Buff-breasted
Sandpiper (1), Whimbrel (1), Connecticut Warbler (1), Blackburnian Warbler
(1), Magnolia Warbler (1), Cape May Warbler (4), scoter sp. (~15), Northern
Gannet (2), Cliff Swallow (7)
Predictions:
Warm; S winds.
