Cape May Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 16, 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 46 46 Osprey 87 1138 1138 Bald Eagle 22 177 177 Northern Harrier 5 78 78 Sharp-shinned Hawk 103 408 408 Cooper's Hawk 26 186 186 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 2 Broad-winged Hawk 0 63 63 Red-tailed Hawk 3 50 50 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 109 891 891 Merlin 26 175 175 Peregrine Falcon 9 33 33 Unknown Accipiter 0 3 3 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 1 1 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 1 1 Total: 390 3252 3252 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 05:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 11 hours Official Counter: Mary Raikes Observers: Weather: Heavy rain showers from 0600-0800 then clearing. Winds early from the south/southwest then switching to west/northwest. Raptor Observations: Slow in the morning with early am showers, then a nice movement of sharpies and kestrels in the mid-afternoon. Flight path fairly low east to west over the treeline. Non-raptor Observations: WHISKERED TERN(1), Black Tern(1), Gull-billed Tern(1), Royal Tern(2), Caspian Tern(1), Common Terns, Forster's Terns. American Widgeon(3), Northern Pintail, Green-winged Teal, Little Blue Heron, Great Blue Heron, Green Heron, Glossy Ibis(3), American Golden Plover(1), Pectoral Sandpipers(8), Killdeer(8), Sora. Predictions: Sunny, NE winds 10 mph, 72. ======================================================================== Cape May information may be found at: http://www.njaudubon.org/Centers/CMBO/
Hawkwatch - 16 September 2014
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