Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 23, 2012
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 46 57
Turkey Vulture 50 279 336
Osprey 50 1091 2661
Bald Eagle 2 114 259
Northern Harrier 20 530 812
Sharp-shinned Hawk 143 10859 13493
Cooper's Hawk 85 2199 2714
Northern Goshawk 1 3 4
Red-shouldered Hawk 9 50 53
Broad-winged Hawk 13 409 625
Red-tailed Hawk 42 284 311
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 27 2618 5298
Merlin 13 1147 1742
Peregrine Falcon 13 760 1073
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: 468 20390 29440
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Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 10 hours
Official Counter: Pete Dunne
Observers:
Weather:
Mild with increasing cloudiness. Winds from the SW/WSW during the morning,
becoming S then E during the afternoon.
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
Predictions:
Mostly cloudy, mild, light NW winds.
