Cape May Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 27, 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 11 11 Osprey 39 1061 1061 Bald Eagle 0 113 113 Northern Harrier 10 210 210 Sharp-shinned Hawk 113 1659 1659 Cooper's Hawk 9 335 335 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 3 3 Broad-winged Hawk 6 152 152 Red-tailed Hawk 0 23 23 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 24 1905 1905 Merlin 5 420 420 Peregrine Falcon 20 144 144 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 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1 Total: 226 6037 6037 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 05:45:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 10.17 hours Official Counter: Tom Reed Observers: Weather: Warm and humid; light, variable winds throughout. Varying amounts of cloud cover, usually >50%. Raptor Observations: A small trickle of various species throughout the day. Non-raptor Observations: Purple Martin (1), Blue Jay (483), Double-crested Cormorant (600+), Parasitic Jaeger (2), Common Gallinule (1), Cape May Warbler (1), Common Nighthawk (1) Predictions: Warm with a light south wind.