Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 20, 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 7 7
Osprey 81 784 784
Bald Eagle 2 88 88
Northern Harrier 5 173 173
Sharp-shinned Hawk 93 792 792
Cooper's Hawk 14 192 192
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 2
Broad-winged Hawk 4 84 84
Red-tailed Hawk 0 19 19
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 36 1453 1453
Merlin 34 281 281
Peregrine Falcon 25 69 69
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: 294 3944 3944
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Observation start time: 05:30:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 10.5 hours
Official Counter: Tom Reed
Observers:
Weather:
Seasonable with variable cloudiness throughout. Light N wind to start,
shifting to NE and E by the late AM; SE to S during the PM. Varying ceiling
heights throughout the day, with generally more coverage while winds were
stronger from the E/NE.
Raptor Observations:
Multiple flight lines/heights throughout the day. PM movement punctuated by
high, steady trickle of Osprey and Peregrines.
Non-raptor Observations:
A respectable morning flight included Red-bellied Woodpecker (4+), Cape May
Warbler (2), Magnolia Warbler (1), Purple Finch (4), Red-breasted Nuthatch
(~20), Bobolink (125+), and small numbers of other expected species.
Also- Common Nighthawk (4), Double-crested Cormorant (400+), Glossy Ibis
(~12), Bank Swallow (2), Purple Martin (6)
Predictions:
Warmer; SE winds
