Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 06, 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 4 61
Osprey 146 465 2035
Bald Eagle 0 18 163
Northern Harrier 10 100 382
Sharp-shinned Hawk 409 1296 3930
Cooper's Hawk 105 470 985
Northern Goshawk 0 0 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 4 7
Broad-winged Hawk 2 144 360
Red-tailed Hawk 0 9 36
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 277 545 3225
Merlin 84 182 777
Peregrine Falcon 164 438 751
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: 1197 3675 12725
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Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 16:30:00
Total observation time: 10.5 hours
Official Counter: Tom Reed
Observers:
Weather:
Mostly sunny, becoming overcast rather quickly during the late-afternoon.
Winds out of the SW @ 10-20mph to start, decreasing and shifting to S for
the midday hours, then ending at NW @ 10-20mph with gusts to 25+mph.
Raptor Observations:
A surprisingly good movement of SSHA and AMKE for the better part of the
morning. Peregrines picked up shortly after noon and performed well for the
entire afternoon.
Non-raptor Observations:
Long-billed Dowitcher (1), White-breasted Nuthatch (1), Parasitic Jaeger
(1)
Predictions:
Much cooler, with a ~10mph N wind and afternoon showers.
