Cape May Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 22, 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 5 5 Turkey Vulture 0 95 95 Osprey 44 1716 1716 Bald Eagle 23 242 242 Northern Harrier 5 118 118 Sharp-shinned Hawk 159 1653 1653 Cooper's Hawk 19 383 383 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 3 3 Broad-winged Hawk 6 79 79 Red-tailed Hawk 4 71 71 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 554 1841 1841 Merlin 48 343 343 Peregrine Falcon 7 83 83 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: 869 6637 6637 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 05:30:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 10.5 hours Official Counter: Mary Raikes Observers: Weather: Clear skies and winds fluctuating from the W/NW all day 10-20mph. Temps between 65-70F. Raptor Observations: A very nice flight of American Kestrels made up nearly two-thirds of the count total. Flight was mainly low over the treeline and over the dunes. Non-raptor Observations: American Widgeon, Northern Pintail, Blue and green-winged Teal, Pied-billed Grebe, Northern Shovelers, Little Blue Heron(2), Great Blue Heron, Snowy Egret, Great Egret, Glossy Ibis. Predictions: Sunny, 70F, and winds from the north 10-15mph. ======================================================================== Cape May information may be found at: http://www.njaudubon.org/Centers/CMBO/
Hawkwatch - 22 September 2014
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