Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 22, 2012
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 46 57
Turkey Vulture 0 229 286
Osprey 13 1041 2611
Bald Eagle 4 112 257
Northern Harrier 63 510 792
Sharp-shinned Hawk 708 10716 13350
Cooper's Hawk 106 2114 2629
Northern Goshawk 2 2 3
Red-shouldered Hawk 4 41 44
Broad-winged Hawk 34 396 612
Red-tailed Hawk 85 242 269
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 32 2591 5271
Merlin 23 1134 1729
Peregrine Falcon 21 747 1060
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: 1095 19922 28972
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Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 10 hours
Official Counter: Vince Elia
Observers:
Weather:
Sunny, mild, W/NW winds throughout.
Raptor Observations:
A good AM flight, fading during the afternoon. Both Goshawks passed by
between 10am-12pm EDT.
Non-raptor Observations:
Predictions:
Indian Summer continues, with light SW winds.
