Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 22, 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 0 34 2769
Bald Eagle 2 31 300
Northern Harrier 0 397 1296
Sharp-shinned Hawk 18 5579 19836
Cooper's Hawk 10 742 3592
Northern Goshawk 0 29 33
Red-shouldered Hawk 3 764 826
Broad-winged Hawk 0 12 678
Red-tailed Hawk 13 1824 2149
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 19 19
American Kestrel 1 294 5626
Merlin 0 95 1900
Peregrine Falcon 0 18 1160
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 1 1
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Swainson's Hawk 0 1 3
Total: 48 10926 41697
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Tom Reed
Observers:
Weather:
Sunny and mild. Winds increasing through the day; NNE in the morning, ENE
in the afternoon.
Raptor Observations:
Another rather slow day.
Non-raptor Observations:
Red Crossbill (~50), White-winged Crossbill (5), Common Redpoll (2), Cave
Swallow (~70), Barn Swallow (2)
Common Green Darner (10+), Red Admiral (4), Monarch (9), Question Mark (3)
Predictions:
Sunny, mild, light S winds.
