Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 20, 2012
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 4 46 57
Turkey Vulture 11 187 244
Osprey 14 1012 2582
Bald Eagle 4 102 247
Northern Harrier 25 398 680
Sharp-shinned Hawk 460 9294 11928
Cooper's Hawk 195 1813 2328
Northern Goshawk 0 0 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 3 28 31
Broad-winged Hawk 4 345 561
Red-tailed Hawk 7 133 160
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 36 2513 5193
Merlin 38 1080 1675
Peregrine Falcon 48 702 1015
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: 849 17654 26704
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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:
Mild and sunny. Winds from the WSW to start, quickly shifting to W and then
NW/WNW for the afternoon hours.
Raptor Observations:
A high flight, though not in outer space, with biggest numbers during the
PM hours. A surprisingly good afternoon Peregrine flight.
Non-raptor Observations:
American Robin (~4000), Yellow-rumped Warbler (~500), Parasitic Jaeger (1),
Northern Rough-winged Swallow (10+), Pine Siskin (20), Caspian Tern (2)
Predictions:
Sunny, seasonable, winds NW 5-10
