Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 18, 2012
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 42 53
Turkey Vulture 0 176 233
Osprey 8 994 2564
Bald Eagle 2 98 243
Northern Harrier 5 372 654
Sharp-shinned Hawk 98 8827 11461
Cooper's Hawk 21 1617 2132
Northern Goshawk 0 0 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 25 28
Broad-winged Hawk 0 341 557
Red-tailed Hawk 0 126 153
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 8 2476 5156
Merlin 4 1041 1636
Peregrine Falcon 7 648 961
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: 153 16784 25834
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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:
A mild and clear start, with increasing wind and clouds for the afternoon.
Winds started from the SSE, shifting to SE by late-morning and ESE by
mid-afternoon. Cloud cover increased quickly during the mid-afternoon, with
overcast conditions by day's end and scattered light showers.
Raptor Observations:
A quiet day. A handful of Peregrines and one ad. male NOHA served as
highlights.
Non-raptor Observations:
Common Gallinule (1), Yellow-rumped Warbler (1,740), American Goldfinch
(230), House Finch (70+ migrants), Brown Pelican (14), Double-crested
Cormorant (2,037- clicked by AC), American Pipit (14), Yellow-bellied
Sapsucker (2), White-breasted Nuthatch (2), Parasitic Jaeger (5), Northern
Gannet (~70), Northern Rough-winged Swallow (15+)
Predictions:
Winds from the south; showers/t-storms.
