Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 17, 2012
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 32 118 179
Turkey Vulture 21 967 1329
Osprey 0 33 2768
Bald Eagle 1 29 298
Northern Harrier 2 385 1284
Sharp-shinned Hawk 45 5521 19778
Cooper's Hawk 15 716 3566
Northern Goshawk 1 26 30
Red-shouldered Hawk 16 748 810
Broad-winged Hawk 0 12 678
Red-tailed Hawk 41 1776 2101
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 1 19 19
American Kestrel 1 292 5624
Merlin 0 95 1900
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: 176 10756 41527
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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 with increasing clouds during the afternoon. Winds light out of the N
to start; becoming NE and increasing by late-AM, then sustained 10-15mph
with 25+mph gusts for the afternoon.
Raptor Observations:
A light but interesting flight, highlighted by singles of NOGO and GOEA.
The strong afternoon winds knocked out the flight a bit early.
Non-raptor Observations:
Cave Swallow (200+!), Northern Rough-winged Swallow (1), Barn Swallow (4),
Red Crossbill (24), White-winged Crossbill (6), Horned Lark (1), Snow
Bunting (1), Pine Warbler (1)
Predictions:
Sunny with a moderate NE breeze.
