Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 28, 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 11 11
Osprey 61 1122 1122
Bald Eagle 3 116 116
Northern Harrier 2 212 212
Sharp-shinned Hawk 100 1759 1759
Cooper's Hawk 17 352 352
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 3 3
Broad-winged Hawk 1 153 153
Red-tailed Hawk 0 23 23
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 8 1913 1913
Merlin 7 427 427
Peregrine Falcon 87 231 231
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: 286 6323 6323
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Observation start time: 05:45:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 10.17 hours
Official Counter: Tom Reed
Observers:
Weather:
Mild with a 50/50 sky for most of the day. Winds out of the S, shifting to
SSW @ 5-15mph throughout.
Raptor Observations:
A good Peregrine day, with a continued trickle of other species.
Non-raptor Observations:
Great Cormorant (1), Common Gallinule (1), Northern Gannet (4),
Double-crested Cormorant (440), Blue Jay (125+)
Predictions:
Variable clouds with a light NW wind.
