Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 14, 2012
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 13 24
Turkey Vulture 0 128 185
Osprey 6 936 2506
Bald Eagle 0 71 216
Northern Harrier 8 294 576
Sharp-shinned Hawk 121 7376 10010
Cooper's Hawk 39 1303 1818
Northern Goshawk 0 0 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 9 12
Broad-winged Hawk 0 300 516
Red-tailed Hawk 0 51 78
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 7 2063 4743
Merlin 4 873 1468
Peregrine Falcon 12 593 906
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: 197 14011 23061
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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:
Seasonably mild and sunny throughout. Moderate winds from the S/SSW/SW
throughout.
Raptor Observations:
A quiet day.
Non-raptor Observations:
Laughing Gull (6200- migrating during a two-hour window during the
afternoon), Dickcissel (1), American Goldfinch (170+), Forster's Tern
(600+), Rusty Blackbird (4), Parasitic Jaeger (2)
Predictions:
Showers, with S winds.
