Cape May Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 15, 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 66 72 Turkey Vulture 0 218 335 Osprey 6 1175 3344 Bald Eagle 0 141 442 Northern Harrier 5 187 363 Sharp-shinned Hawk 11 3542 6790 Cooper's Hawk 1 1147 2001 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 10 17 Broad-winged Hawk 0 381 589 Red-tailed Hawk 0 26 136 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 2 2 American Kestrel 0 1007 3245 Merlin 4 458 971 Peregrine Falcon 19 446 759 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: 46 8806 19072 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:00:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 9.5 hours Official Counter: Tom Reed Observers: Weather: Mild. Overcast and windy; winds SSE 15-25mph throughout; rain showers developing during the PM. Visibility fair->poor. Count suspended at 1530EST due to heavy rain/thunder. Raptor Observations: Zzz... Non-raptor Observations: Eurasian Wigeon (3); Double-crested Cormorant (2000+); Parasitic Jaeger (15+) Predictions: Mostly cloudy; high 71ºF; winds SW 10-15mph.
Hawkwatch – 15 October 2014
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment