Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 03, 2012
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 11
Turkey Vulture 0 0 57
Osprey 18 156 1726
Bald Eagle 1 13 158
Northern Harrier 2 34 316
Sharp-shinned Hawk 53 394 3028
Cooper's Hawk 19 194 709
Northern Goshawk 0 0 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 4
Broad-winged Hawk 3 109 325
Red-tailed Hawk 0 5 32
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 13 42 2722
Merlin 13 24 619
Peregrine Falcon 37 75 388
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 0 1
Total: 159 1047 10097
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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:
Warm and muggy, with AM fog limiting visibility to a max of 6km for most of
the morning. Winds very light out of the SSW during the morning, increasing
a bit and shifting to SW for most of the afternoon.
Raptor Observations:
An OK flight for the conditions. A little pulse of Peregrines in the middle
of the day included one hour with 12 individuals.
Non-raptor Observations:
American Golden-Plover (1), Purple Finch (5+), Northern Rough-winged
Swallow (36), Bobolink (10+), Pine Siskin (3), Pectoral Sandpiper (9)
Predictions:
Warm again, but perhaps with less humidity. A light S, SW or W wind
developing during the day, depending on which weather forecast you believe.
