Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 07, 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 129 594 2164
Bald Eagle 3 21 166
Northern Harrier 31 131 413
Sharp-shinned Hawk 57 1353 3987
Cooper's Hawk 12 482 997
Northern Goshawk 0 0 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 4 7
Broad-winged Hawk 0 144 360
Red-tailed Hawk 0 9 36
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 91 636 3316
Merlin 54 236 831
Peregrine Falcon 27 465 778
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: 404 4079 13129
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Observation start time: 05:30:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 9.5 hours
Official Counter: Tom Reed
Observers:
Weather:
Raw, cool and overcast, with light/moderate rain through much of the
morning. Winds generally out of the N throughout @ 10-15mph, shifting to
NNE/NE late.
Raptor Observations:
A nice lift off of OSPR pre-dawn, along with a few PEFA. Any appreciable
flight was cut down by the persistent morning-long rain. There was a brief
burst in the afternoon immediately following the rain, and then quiet again
for the remainder of the day.
Non-raptor Observations:
Pine Siskin (400+), Great Blue Heron (92), Chimney Swift (150+),
Double-crested Cormorant (2000+), Black Scoter (100+), Parasitic Jaeger
(4), Clay-colored Sparrow (1), Lincoln's Sparrow (1), Nashville Warbler (1)
Predictions:
Cool with a light NW wind and increasing clouds through the day. Should be
A-OK.
