Cape May Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 09, 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 39 39 Osprey 26 567 567 Bald Eagle 0 26 26 Northern Harrier 0 42 42 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 5 5 Cooper's Hawk 0 41 41 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1 Broad-winged Hawk 0 10 10 Red-tailed Hawk 0 14 14 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 7 414 414 Merlin 11 43 43 Peregrine Falcon 4 9 9 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 1 1 Total: 48 1212 1212 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:00:00 Observation end time: 17:00:00 Total observation time: 11 hours Official Counter: Mary Raikes Observers: Weather: Light rain in the morning, with strong E/NE winds 15-20mph. Temps in the low 70's. Raptor Observations: Fairly slow day with mainly falcons and ospreys. Non-raptor Observations: Glossy Ibis(8), Little Blue heron, Black Tern(1), Common Nighthawk(1), Double-crested cormorant flocks(250). Predictions: North winds 13-15 with a slight chance of showers in the am and temperatures in the mid-70's. ======================================================================== Cape May information may be found at: http://www.njaudubon.org/Centers/CMBO/
Hawk Watch – 9 September 2014
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