Cape May Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 11, 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 43 43 Osprey 29 687 687 Bald Eagle 1 44 44 Northern Harrier 0 47 47 Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 15 15 Cooper's Hawk 1 60 60 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1 Broad-winged Hawk 0 11 11 Red-tailed Hawk 0 19 19 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 16 495 495 Merlin 5 57 57 Peregrine Falcon 3 15 15 Unknown Accipiter 0 1 1 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 1 1 Total: 59 1496 1496 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 05:30:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 10.5 hours Official Counter: Tom Reed Observers: Weather: Warm. Winds S 10–20mph during AM, becoming calm before increasing to SW ~10mph during PM. Variable cloudiness throughout, with more blue sky during PM. Visibility good. Raptor Observations: A light day, with a small pulse of birds during the PM just as the winds picked up from the SW. Non-raptor Observations: Brown Pelican (14), Parasitic Jaeger (3), Black Tern (2), Ovenbird (1), Cape May Warbler (1). http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S19802871 Predictions: Partly sunny, 72ºF, winds N 15-20mph. ======================================================================== Cape May information may be found at: http://www.njaudubon.org/Centers/CMBO/
Hawkwatch - 11 September 2014
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