Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 25, 2012
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 50 61
Turkey Vulture 0 305 362
Osprey 8 1120 2690
Bald Eagle 0 121 266
Northern Harrier 12 592 874
Sharp-shinned Hawk 18 11185 13819
Cooper's Hawk 4 2292 2807
Northern Goshawk 0 3 4
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 56 59
Broad-winged Hawk 0 448 664
Red-tailed Hawk 0 293 320
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 6 2640 5320
Merlin 10 1180 1775
Peregrine Falcon 8 809 1122
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: 66 21095 30145
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Observation start time: 06:15:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 9.75 hours
Official Counter: Tom Reed
Observers:
Weather:
Cool and overcast throughout. Winds from the east at 10-20mph.
Raptor Observations:
Slow day on east winds.
Non-raptor Observations:
An excellent waterbird flight today was highlighted by: Black/Surf Scoter
(18,740), Double-crested Cormorant (5,170) and Northern Gannet (700+).
Also-- Pine Siskin (250+), Purple Finch (6), Parasitic Jaeger (5+), Field
Sparrow (3), Barn Swallow (11), Lesser Black-backed Gull (1), Eurasian
Collared-Dove (1)
Predictions:
Partly sunny with continuing easterly winds.
