Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 06, 2012
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 11 67 128
Turkey Vulture 119 825 1187
Osprey 2 31 2766
Bald Eagle 4 26 295
Northern Harrier 42 296 1195
Sharp-shinned Hawk 270 4801 19058
Cooper's Hawk 152 507 3357
Northern Goshawk 3 19 23
Red-shouldered Hawk 77 618 680
Broad-winged Hawk 1 12 678
Red-tailed Hawk 344 1503 1828
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 17 17
American Kestrel 7 254 5586
Merlin 2 81 1886
Peregrine Falcon 3 17 1159
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: 1037 9075 39846
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Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter: Pete Dunne
Observers:
Weather:
Cold and breezy with variable cloudiness. Winds from the NNE/NE/ENE.
Raptor Observations:
Remarkably, the sixth straight November day with 1,000+ birds.
Non-raptor Observations:
Predictions:
Nor'easter.
