Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 18, 2012
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 1 1
Osprey 22 596 596
Bald Eagle 0 76 76
Northern Harrier 0 146 146
Sharp-shinned Hawk 6 591 591
Cooper's Hawk 1 148 148
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 2
Broad-winged Hawk 0 75 75
Red-tailed Hawk 0 19 19
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 1 1315 1315
Merlin 1 201 201
Peregrine Falcon 4 39 39
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: 35 3209 3209
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter: Pete Dunne
Observers:
Weather:
Warm, humid; mostly cloudy->overcast; some showers during PM. Strong S
winds @ 15-25mph, with gusts 40+mph.
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
Predictions:
Perhaps some clouds and showers early on, then clearing for the PM. Winds
out of the N at 15-20mph.
