Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 19, 2012
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 6 7 7
Osprey 107 703 703
Bald Eagle 10 86 86
Northern Harrier 22 168 168
Sharp-shinned Hawk 108 699 699
Cooper's Hawk 30 178 178
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 2
Broad-winged Hawk 5 80 80
Red-tailed Hawk 0 19 19
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 102 1417 1417
Merlin 46 247 247
Peregrine Falcon 5 44 44
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: 441 3650 3650
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Observation start time: 05:45:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 11.25 hours
Official Counter: Tom Reed
Observers:
Weather:
Seasonable, with decreasing clouds throughout the day. Winds from the N/NW
throughout @ 5-15mph.
Raptor Observations:
Very little movement until heavier cloud cover broke around midday. PM
flight was rather short-lived.
Non-raptor Observations:
Parasitic Jaeger (2), Common Nighthawk (24), Great Blue Heron (84),
Gull-billed Tern (1), Yellow-rumped Warbler (1), Red-breasted Nuthatch (2),
Solitary Sandpiper (4), Pectoral Sandpiper (13), Eurasian Collared-Dove (1)
Predictions:
Mostly sunny, NE winds 10-15mph.
