Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 08, 2012
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 67 128
Turkey Vulture 0 825 1187
Osprey 0 31 2766
Bald Eagle 1 27 296
Northern Harrier 13 309 1208
Sharp-shinned Hawk 145 4946 19203
Cooper's Hawk 34 541 3391
Northern Goshawk 2 21 25
Red-shouldered Hawk 6 624 686
Broad-winged Hawk 0 12 678
Red-tailed Hawk 59 1562 1887
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 17 17
American Kestrel 12 266 5598
Merlin 5 86 1891
Peregrine Falcon 1 18 1160
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: 278 9353 40124
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Observation start time: 06:30:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 9.5 hours
Official Counter: Tom Reed
Observers:
Weather:
Chilly with decreasing clouds and increasing winds, particularly during the
afternoon. Winds from the NW throughout, generally 10-15mph during the
morning; 15-25mph during the afternoon, with 30+mph gusts.
Raptor Observations:
Things were slow to get going with the morning overcast, and just never
really improved from there. Even as skies cleared during the afternoon,
gusty winds seemed to stamp out any hopes of a steady flight.
Non-raptor Observations:
Black-headed Gull (1- adult w/ flock of Ring-billed Gulls), Evening
Grosbeak (45), White-winged Crossbill (90), Red Crossbill (8), Cave Swallow
(1), Barn Swallow (2), Pine Siskin (1,200), American Goldfinch (1,500),
American Pipit (225), Purple Finch (350), Horned Lark (2), Blackpoll
Warbler (3), White-rumped Sandpiper (2), Pectoral Sandpiper (1), Lesser
Black-backed Gull (6)
Predictions:
Sunny and breezy; winds from the NW.
