Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 20, 2013 | |||
Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
Black Vulture | 38 | 157 | 266 |
Turkey Vulture | 83 | 926 | 2332 |
Osprey | 0 | 11 | 3090 |
Bald Eagle | 9 | 105 | 466 |
Northern Harrier | 12 | 291 | 1066 |
Sharp-shinned Hawk | 162 | 2745 | 19550 |
Cooper's Hawk | 19 | 369 | 3564 |
Northern Goshawk | 1 | 3 | 7 |
Red-shouldered Hawk | 56 | 537 | 714 |
Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 8 | 653 |
Red-tailed Hawk | 122 | 1494 | 2098 |
Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Golden Eagle | 1 | 26 | 38 |
American Kestrel | 1 | 48 | 3431 |
Merlin | 2 | 45 | 1330 |
Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 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: | 506 | 6777 | 39782 |
Observation start time: | 07:00:00 |
Observation end time: | 15:45:00 |
Total observation time: | 8.75 hours |
Official Counter | Tom Reed |
Observers: |
Weather:
Cool with decreasing clouds through the day. Winds N 5-10mph during the AM, become ENE 15-20mph during the PM.
Raptor Observations:
A nice push of buteos and SSHA during the late-AM. GOEA at 1:55pm tied single-season record from 1996.
Non-raptor Observations:
http://ebird.org/ebird/nj/view/checklist?subID=S15721454
Predictions:
Partly sunny, 53F, winds E ~10mph