Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 05, 2013
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 5 5
Turkey Vulture 11 50 50
Osprey 207 395 395
Bald Eagle 6 21 21
Northern Harrier 26 56 56
Sharp-shinned Hawk 13 33 33
Cooper's Hawk 9 19 19
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 8 22 22
Red-tailed Hawk 2 8 8
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 48 172 172
Merlin 4 11 11
Peregrine Falcon 0 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: 334 793 793
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Observation start time: 05:30:00
Observation end time: 16:15:00
Total observation time: 10.75 hours
Official Counter: Tom Reed
Observers:
Weather:
Partly to mostly cloudy and mild; winds 5-15mph and shifting from WSW to NW
over the course of the day.
Raptor Observations:
A nice flight of OSPR throughout, with a peak hour of 36.
Non-raptor Observations:
LONG-TAILED JAEGER (1, juvenile, ph.); Connecticut Warbler (1); Bobolink
(1800); Barn Swallow (2000); Cliff Swallow (40); Chimney Swift (250)
Predictions:
Sunny, 71ºF, winds N around 10mph.
