Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 05, 2012
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 14 56 117
Turkey Vulture 355 706 1068
Osprey 2 29 2764
Bald Eagle 5 22 291
Northern Harrier 25 254 1153
Sharp-shinned Hawk 493 4531 18788
Cooper's Hawk 55 355 3205
Northern Goshawk 2 16 20
Red-shouldered Hawk 263 541 603
Broad-winged Hawk 2 11 677
Red-tailed Hawk 613 1159 1484
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 17 17
American Kestrel 13 247 5579
Merlin 4 79 1884
Peregrine Falcon 1 14 1156
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 1 1 3
Total: 1848 8038 38809
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Observation start time: 06:30:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 9.58 hours
Official Counter: Vince Elia
Observers:
Weather:
Cool with decreasing cloudiness through the day. Winds from the north
~10mph.
Raptor Observations:
*New single-day Red-shouldered Hawk record (Again!)
The day was highlighted by a fantastic late-morning push of buteos, with
the peak hour (10-11am) featuring 399 RTHA and 157 RSHA! Things slowed down
considerably in the afternoon, but the season's third SWHA (an
intermediate-type imm) appeared during the 1pm hour.
Non-raptor Observations:
Predictions:
Cool, mix of sun/clouds, N to NE winds.
