Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 29, 2012
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 11 137 198
Turkey Vulture 109 1129 1491
Osprey 0 35 2770
Bald Eagle 3 37 306
Northern Harrier 0 403 1302
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 5614 19871
Cooper's Hawk 6 759 3609
Northern Goshawk 0 29 33
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 768 830
Broad-winged Hawk 0 12 678
Red-tailed Hawk 15 1904 2229
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: 147 11256 42027
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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:
A brisk morning, seasonable by noon. Mostly sunny skies throughout. Winds
from the WNW/W throughout; generally 5-10mph.
Raptor Observations:
A little surge of vultures today, along with three more Bald Eagles and a
handful of Red-tails.
Non-raptor Observations:
Black-and-white Warbler (1- quite late, a nice pick by G. Davis), Common
Redpoll (14), Red Crossbill (~80), White-winged Crossbill (8), American
Pipit (113), Ring-billed Gull (350+), Cackling Goose (1), Cave Swallow (3),
Gadwall (239)
Red Admiral (2), Common Green Darner (1)
Predictions:
Last day of the season-- sunny, a bit warmer, light SW winds.
