Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 10, 2012
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 11
Turkey Vulture 9 32 89
Osprey 95 780 2350
Bald Eagle 4 47 192
Northern Harrier 9 166 448
Sharp-shinned Hawk 663 2394 5028
Cooper's Hawk 80 734 1249
Northern Goshawk 0 0 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 6 9
Broad-winged Hawk 15 191 407
Red-tailed Hawk 4 22 49
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 164 901 3581
Merlin 102 385 980
Peregrine Falcon 70 563 876
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 2
Total: 1217 6222 15272
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Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 10 hours
Official Counter: Tom Reed
Observers:
Weather:
Seasonable with decreasing clouds through the day. Winds from the W at
5-10mph, increasing to 10-15mph in the afternoon.
Raptor Observations:
An afternoon-heavy flight, featuring a steady trickle of SSHA and a light
falcon movement.
Non-raptor Observations:
Sadly, no Wheatear today.
Dickcissel (2), Clay-colored Sparrow (1), White-crowned Sparrow (7), Rusty
Blackbird (7), Solitary Sandpiper (1), Cliff Swallow (1), Lesser
Black-backed Gull (1), Parasitic Jaeger (2)
Predictions:
Sunny and cool, with a ~10mph NW wind.
