Cape May Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 11, 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 30 30 Turkey Vulture 0 95 95 Osprey 59 778 778 Bald Eagle 3 60 60 Northern Harrier 3 76 76 Sharp-shinned Hawk 17 110 110 Cooper's Hawk 2 42 42 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 1 35 35 Red-tailed Hawk 0 29 29 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 12 247 247 Merlin 4 45 45 Peregrine Falcon 2 5 5 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 Mississippi Kite 0 1 1 Total: 103 1553 1553 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 05:30:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 10.5 hours Official Counter: Tom Reed Weather: Hazy, hot, humid, and cloudless throughout. Winds from the SW during the AM 5-10mph, becoming S 10-20mph during the PM. Raptor Observations: A couple pulses of birds during the midday hours, with OSPR leading the way. Non-raptor Observations: Eurasian Collared-Dove (2), Dickcissel (1), Stilt Sandpiper (1), Brown Pelican (1), Cape May Warbler (1), Least Tern (1), Purple Martin (40+), Cliff Swallow (2)
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Predictions: Warm, S winds ~10mph ======================================================================== Report submitted by Tom Reed (coturnicops@gmail.com) Cape May information may be found at: http://www.njaudubon.org/Centers/CMBO/
