Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 18, 2012
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 118 179
Turkey Vulture 0 967 1329
Osprey 1 34 2769
Bald Eagle 0 29 298
Northern Harrier 8 393 1292
Sharp-shinned Hawk 24 5545 19802
Cooper's Hawk 7 723 3573
Northern Goshawk 1 27 31
Red-shouldered Hawk 7 755 817
Broad-winged Hawk 0 12 678
Red-tailed Hawk 17 1793 2118
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 19 19
American Kestrel 1 293 5625
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: 66 10822 41593
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Observation start time: 06:45:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 8.75 hours
Official Counter: Tom Reed
Observers:
Weather:
Breezy and mostly cloudy throughout. Winds from the NE for most of the day,
starting at 5-10mph early and increasing to 10-20mph late.
Raptor Observations:
An AM-only flight, with not a whole lot going on.
Non-raptor Observations:
Black-legged Kittiwake (1), Cave Swallow (~175), Northern Rough-winged
Swallow (1), Barn Swallow (3), Cackling Goose (1), Red Crossbill (~70),
White-winged Crossbill (36), Common Redpoll (2), Snow Bunting (1), Horned
Lark (1), Pine Warbler (1)
Predictions:
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