Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 03, 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 4 4 4 Osprey 63 70 70 Bald Eagle 2 2 2 Northern Harrier 6 6 6 Sharp-shinned Hawk 5 5 5 Cooper's Hawk 4 4 4 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 1 1 1 Red-tailed Hawk 2 2 2 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 42 43 43 Merlin 2 3 3 Peregrine Falcon 1 1 1 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 Total: 132 141 141 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 05:15:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 10.75 hours Official Counter: Tom Magarian Observers: Weather: Calm and partly cloudy at the start. The front passed mid morning and the wind picked out of the NW at about 8mph, the day ended with the winds out of the NNW. Temps in the 80's. Raptor Observations: Non-raptor Observations: Say's Phoebe at the end of the day. Predictions: Hopefully light to moderate NW winds.