Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 06, 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 0 0
Osprey 9 95 95
Bald Eagle 1 1 1
Northern Harrier 1 11 11
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 4 4
Cooper's Hawk 0 3 3
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 0
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 73 73
Merlin 6 17 17
Peregrine Falcon 6 9 9
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: 23 213 213
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Observation start time: 05:30:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8.25 hours
Official Counter: Tom Reed
Observers:
Weather:
Humid and overcast for most of the day, with moderate/heavy rain during the
early morning and again during the early afternoon. Winds light out of the
west in the morning shifted to the south by midday, and went back around to
west once the afternoon rain cleared.
Raptor Observations:
As expected, very light movement between bouts of rain. A few falcons
riding the backside of the afternoon precipitation.
Non-raptor Observations:
Conditions overnight (stationary line of showers and thunderstorms over the
Cape May area) led to a decent fallout of passerines, with some of the
following noted from the hawk watch: 6,370 Bobolinks, 493 American
Redstarts, 70+ Northern Waterthrushes, 45+ Yellow Warblers, ~20
Black-throated Blue Warblers, ~15 Northern Parulas, 2 Dickcissels, and a
single Mourning Warbler (R. Crossley).
There were far fewer shorebirds than yesterday, but we still tallied 175+
Lesser Yellowlegs, 20+ Pectoral Sandpipers, 8 Stilt Sandpipers, 2 Willets
and 2 American Golden-Plovers.
Predictions:
Another summer day, with perhaps some early fog. Light winds, predicted to
be from the south.
