Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 04, 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 39 195 1765
Bald Eagle 1 14 159
Northern Harrier 1 35 317
Sharp-shinned Hawk 136 530 3164
Cooper's Hawk 48 242 757
Northern Goshawk 0 0 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 2 5
Broad-winged Hawk 1 110 326
Red-tailed Hawk 1 6 33
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 4 46 2726
Merlin 13 37 632
Peregrine Falcon 69 144 457
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: 314 1361 10411
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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; overcast sky for most of the day. No wind at dawn, shifting
to S and then W through early afternoon, then ending at SE. Visibility 6km
or less throughout; <0.5km during last 90 minutes of the day.
Raptor Observations:
A nice midday push of Peregrines-- hourly high of 25 which at one point
included a "kettle" of 6 individuals.
Non-raptor Observations:
Grasshopper Sparrow (1), Yellow-breasted Chat (1), Philadelphia Vireo (1),
Blue Jay (125+), Pine Siskin (2), Sora (1), Eastern Meadowlark (4), Cliff
Swallow (4)
Predictions:
Warm with a light NW wind.
