Cape May Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 02, 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 40 41 47 Turkey Vulture 35 59 176 Osprey 48 124 2293 Bald Eagle 9 18 319 Northern Harrier 13 24 200 Sharp-shinned Hawk 154 613 3861 Cooper's Hawk 174 261 1115 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 3 10 Broad-winged Hawk 9 25 233 Red-tailed Hawk 6 8 118 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 20 70 2308 Merlin 7 30 543 Peregrine Falcon 10 28 341 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: 527 1304 11570 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 05:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 11 hours Official Counter: Mary Raikes Observers: Weather: Calm (0-5mph) with clear skies in the morning, then winds(5-10mph) from the N/NW in the afternoon with low clouds and nearly 100% coverage. Raptor Observations: Good flight of accipiters in the morning, but as clouds moved in the flight decreased dramatically in the afternoon. Non-raptor Observations: Most notable: Wilson's Snipe. Caspian Tern(1), American Widgeon, Northern Shoveler, Northern Pintail, Pied-billed Grebe(1), Little Blue Heron, Green Heron, Pectoral Sandpipers(11), Red-breasted Nuthatch. Predictions: Most sunny skies with winds northeast then east 5-15mph. ======================================================================== Cape May information may be found at: http://www.njaudubon.org/Centers/CMBO/
Hawkwatch - 2 October 2014
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