Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 14, 2012
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 13 86 147
Turkey Vulture 89 946 1308
Osprey 1 33 2768
Bald Eagle 0 27 296
Northern Harrier 12 374 1273
Sharp-shinned Hawk 134 5375 19632
Cooper's Hawk 52 654 3504
Northern Goshawk 2 24 28
Red-shouldered Hawk 39 716 778
Broad-winged Hawk 0 12 678
Red-tailed Hawk 52 1702 2027
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 1 18 18
American Kestrel 4 291 5623
Merlin 1 94 1899
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: 400 10371 41142
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Observation start time: 06:45:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 9.25 hours
Official Counter: Tom Reed
Observers:
Weather:
Cool and sunny throughout. Winds from the north during most of the day,
starting 10-15mph and gradually decreasing. Winds shifted to northeast at
3:00pm, and increased again to 10-15mph.
Raptor Observations:
A decently diverse flight for the date, with most activity occurring
between 8am-12pm. The season's 18th Golden Eagle appeared at 11:20am and
was on its way to Delaware by 11:25am.
Non-raptor Observations:
White-winged Crossbill (9), Red Crossbill (19), Evening Grosbeak (1), Cave
Swallow (15), Northern Rough-winged Swallow (1), Barn Swallow (4), American
Pipit (410), Rusty Blackbird (12), Horned Lark (1), Lesser Black-backed
Gull (1),
Predictions:
Cool, partly sunny, winds NE ~10mph
