Cape May Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 06, 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 39 39 Osprey 65 389 389 Bald Eagle 1 14 14 Northern Harrier 0 36 36 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 4 4 Cooper's Hawk 2 13 13 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 1 1 Broad-winged Hawk 0 7 7 Red-tailed Hawk 1 6 6 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 28 242 242 Merlin 1 15 15 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 Total: 99 767 767 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 05:30:00 Observation end time: 17:00:00 Total observation time: 11.5 hours Official Counter: Mary Raikes Observers: Weather: Steady SW winds 5-10 mph. Mostly sunny; hot and humid. High's in the mid to upper 80's. Raptor Observations: Slow in the morning, steady flow of ospreys and kestrels mid-afternoon. Most on a distant westerly flight to the north. First Red-shouldered hawk of the season. Non-raptor Observations: Black Tern(1), American Robin(15), Glossy Ibis(10), Pectoral Sandpipers(35), Black Skimmer(10), Willet(2). Predictions: Cold front moving in after midnight with thunderstorms likely. Winds shifting to the north (10-15mph). Much cooler temperatures in the mid-70's. ======================================================================== Cape May information may be found at: http://www.njaudubon.org/Centers/CMBO/
Hawkwatch - 6 September 2014
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