Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 15, 2013 | |||
Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
Black Vulture | 7 | 89 | 198 |
Turkey Vulture | 19 | 796 | 2202 |
Osprey | 0 | 11 | 3090 |
Bald Eagle | 0 | 74 | 435 |
Northern Harrier | 11 | 252 | 1027 |
Sharp-shinned Hawk | 152 | 2487 | 19292 |
Cooper's Hawk | 12 | 338 | 3533 |
Northern Goshawk | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Red-shouldered Hawk | 2 | 458 | 635 |
Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 8 | 653 |
Red-tailed Hawk | 80 | 1304 | 1908 |
Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Golden Eagle | 0 | 17 | 29 |
American Kestrel | 2 | 46 | 3429 |
Merlin | 5 | 40 | 1325 |
Peregrine Falcon | 1 | 12 | 1173 |
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 | 0 | 1 |
Swainson's Hawk | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Total: | 291 | 5933 | 38938 |
Observation start time: | 07:00:00 |
Observation end time: | 15:00:00 |
Total observation time: | 8 hours |
Official Counter | Tom Reed |
Observers: |
Weather:
Seasonably mild with increasing clouds. Winds WSW 10-20mph during the AM; light and variable (S/W/NW) during the PM.
Raptor Observations:
A bit of movement during the middle of the day, mainly RTHA and SSHA.
Non-raptor Observations:
American White Pelican (3), Bobolink (1), American Goldfinch (2600), Eurasian Wigeon (2), Vesper Sparrow (1), Orange-crowned Warbler (2), Great Cormorant (1), Pine Siskin (3), American Bittern (1), Barn Swallow (2)
Complete daily list: http://ebird.org/ebird/nj/view/checklist?subID=S15676044
Predictions:
Chance of AM showers, cloudy->mostly sunny; 59F; winds calm becoming E 5-10mph.