Cape May Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 17, 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 1 1 Osprey 15 574 574 Bald Eagle 2 76 76 Northern Harrier 9 146 146 Sharp-shinned Hawk 33 585 585 Cooper's Hawk 6 147 147 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 2 Broad-winged Hawk 2 75 75 Red-tailed Hawk 2 19 19 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 21 1314 1314 Merlin 3 200 200 Peregrine Falcon 1 35 35 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: 94 3174 3174 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 05:45:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 10.25 hours Official Counter: Tom Magarian Observers: Weather: The morning was cool and calm. Then light breeze out of the SE started mid morning and shifted to the SW late in the day and picked up. The sky conditions were partly sunny to mostly cloudy all day and the visibility was excellent. Raptor Observations: Non-raptor Observations: Predictions: Rain and wind