Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 06, 2013
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 5 5
Turkey Vulture 9 59 59
Osprey 171 566 566
Bald Eagle 17 38 38
Northern Harrier 8 64 64
Sharp-shinned Hawk 8 41 41
Cooper's Hawk 3 22 22
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 4 26 26
Red-tailed Hawk 5 13 13
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 36 208 208
Merlin 6 17 17
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
Mississippi Kite 1 1 1
Total: 268 1061 1061
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Observation start time: 05:30:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 10.5 hours
Official Counter: Tom Reed
Observers:
Weather:
Mostly sunny and cool to start. Winds N->E
Raptor Observations:
Another nice Osprey flight, with Bald Eagles throughout. A Mississippi Kite
was briefly visible to the north at 1:20pm.
Non-raptor Observations:
Yellow-headed Blackbird (1), Dickcissel (1), Tricolored Heron (1), Cliff
Swallow (15)
Predictions:
Sunny, 75F, calm winds becoming SW 5-10mph.
