Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 23, 2012
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 4 11 11
Osprey 71 901 901
Bald Eagle 6 96 96
Northern Harrier 12 189 189
Sharp-shinned Hawk 259 1082 1082
Cooper's Hawk 23 220 220
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 3 3
Broad-winged Hawk 8 92 92
Red-tailed Hawk 1 20 20
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 359 1820 1820
Merlin 74 381 381
Peregrine Falcon 9 92 92
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: 827 4907 4907
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Observation start time: 05:45:00
Observation end time: 17:15:00
Total observation time: 11.5 hours
Official Counter: Tom Reed
Observers:
Weather:
Sunny; cooler and crisp. Winds out of the NW and N during the morning; NW
and W during the afternoon. 5-15mph throughout.
Raptor Observations:
The AM hours were remarkably quiet, but the flight strengthened through the
afternoon, with a good push of AMKE well into the evening.
Non-raptor Observations:
Red-headed Woodpecker (1), Parasitic Jaeger (3), Cape May Warbler (1),
Northern Gannet (2), Brown Pelican (3), Wood Duck (3)
Predictions:
Hopefully another good flight on NW/W winds.
