Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 10, 2012
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 67 128
Turkey Vulture 0 842 1204
Osprey 0 32 2767
Bald Eagle 0 27 296
Northern Harrier 8 359 1258
Sharp-shinned Hawk 60 5216 19473
Cooper's Hawk 18 598 3448
Northern Goshawk 0 22 26
Red-shouldered Hawk 30 674 736
Broad-winged Hawk 0 12 678
Red-tailed Hawk 18 1647 1972
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 17 17
American Kestrel 1 280 5612
Merlin 1 90 1895
Peregrine Falcon 0 18 1160
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 3
Total: 136 9902 40673
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Observation start time: 06:30:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 9.5 hours
Official Counter: Tom Reed
Observers:
Weather:
Mild and generally sunny. Winds very light and variable to start, becoming
~5mph from the SW by mid-morning and shifting to SE by day's end.
Raptor Observations:
A condensed midday movement, consisting primarily of SSHA, RSHA and RTHA.
Non-raptor Observations:
Evening Grosbeak (6), White-winged Crossbill (31), Red Crossbill (2),
Clay-colored Sparrow (1), Cave Swallow (2), Barn Swallow (4), Snow Bunting
(11), Purple Finch (30+), House Finch (150+), American Pipit (100+),
Eastern Meadowlark (14), Eastern Bluebird (40+), Rusty Blackbird (4),
Bonaparte's Gull (1), Royal Tern (7)
Predictions:
Sunny, mild, light south winds.
