Cape May Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 14, 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 66 72 Turkey Vulture 0 218 335 Osprey 6 1169 3338 Bald Eagle 0 141 442 Northern Harrier 2 182 358 Sharp-shinned Hawk 48 3531 6779 Cooper's Hawk 17 1146 2000 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 10 17 Broad-winged Hawk 1 381 589 Red-tailed Hawk 1 26 136 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 2 2 American Kestrel 9 1007 3245 Merlin 4 454 967 Peregrine Falcon 12 427 740 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 3 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 1 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 1 Zone-tailed Hawk 0 0 1 Total: 101 8760 19026 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 10 hours Official Counter: Mary Raikes Observers: Weather: Southeast winds 10-15 mph, warm temps with a high of 75F, and clear skies in the morning and partly cloudy in the afternoon. Raptor Observations: Majority of flight was accipiters in the morning. A very slow afternoon with a few falcons. Non-raptor Observations: Eurasian Widgeon(4), American Widgeon, Northern Pintail, Gadwall, Northern Shoveler, Ringed-necked Duck, American Coot, Green-winged Teal, Pied-billed Grebe, Pectoral Sandpiper. Predictions: Rain likely in the afternoon, with southeast winds 15-20mph and gusts up to 30mph.
Hawkwatch – 14 October 2014
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