Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 24, 2012
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 3 121 182
Turkey Vulture 18 985 1347
Osprey 0 34 2769
Bald Eagle 0 31 300
Northern Harrier 3 400 1299
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 5579 19836
Cooper's Hawk 1 743 3593
Northern Goshawk 0 29 33
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 764 826
Broad-winged Hawk 0 12 678
Red-tailed Hawk 3 1827 2152
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 19 19
American Kestrel 0 294 5626
Merlin 0 96 1901
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: 28 10954 41725
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 8.5 hours
Official Counter: Tom Reed
Observers:
Weather:
Cool and windy, with increasing cloudiness through the day. Winds from the
WNW during the morning, W during the afternoon. Generally 15-20mph
throughout, with gusts to 40mph. A few snow flurries between 2-3pm.
Raptor Observations:
Too much wind.
Non-raptor Observations:
Greater White-fronted Goose (1- apparent Greenland bird with a flock of
Canadas), Cave Swallow (165), Evening Grosbeak (1), Red Crossbill (5),
White-winged Crossbill (9), Blackpoll Warbler (1), Palm Warbler (1), Horned
Lark (1), Snow Bunting (2), Lesser Black-backed Gull (2)
Predictions:
Cool and sunny, with W winds around 15mph.
