Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 13, 2012
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 13 24
Turkey Vulture 29 128 185
Osprey 20 930 2500
Bald Eagle 5 71 216
Northern Harrier 41 286 568
Sharp-shinned Hawk 383 7255 9889
Cooper's Hawk 51 1264 1779
Northern Goshawk 0 0 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 9 12
Broad-winged Hawk 6 300 516
Red-tailed Hawk 6 51 78
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 6 2056 4736
Merlin 7 869 1464
Peregrine Falcon 0 581 894
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: 555 13814 22864
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Observation start time: 05:45:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 10.25 hours
Official Counter: Tom Reed
Observers: Alyssia Church, Vince Elia
Weather:
Sunny and cool; our coldest morning of the season to date. Winds from the N
to start, shifting to NE by mid-morning and ESE by noon.
Raptor Observations:
An early exodus of SSHA, followed by a mainly slow day as the winds became
less favorable.
Non-raptor Observations:
Our Big Sit effort tallied about 133 species.
Clay-colored Sparrow (1), White-winged Scoter (1), Red-throated Loon (2),
Barn Owl (1), Marsh Wren (1), Red-headed Woodpecker (1), White-breasted
Nuthatch (4+)
Predictions:
Warmer with a 10-20mph S wind
