Cape May Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 23, 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 75 81 Turkey Vulture 103 542 659 Osprey 68 1528 3697 Bald Eagle 4 197 498 Northern Harrier 27 446 622 Sharp-shinned Hawk 503 6054 9302 Cooper's Hawk 25 1852 2706 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 28 35 Broad-winged Hawk 0 450 658 Red-tailed Hawk 1 66 176 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 5 5 American Kestrel 208 1745 3983 Merlin 69 720 1233 Peregrine Falcon 19 595 908 Unknown Accipiter 0 1 4 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: 1027 14304 24570 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:15:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9.75 hours Official Counter: Tom Reed Observers: Doug Gochfeld, Steve Bauer Weather: Cool. Winds NW 15-25mph; mostly cloudy with AM showers; visibility fair->good. Raptor Observations: A surprisingly good flight, with AMKE and SSHA moving w. along the treeline and dunes throughout a rainy morning. Several pulses of SSHA during drier times in the PM. Thanks to SB and DG for coverage during parts of the late-PM. Non-raptor Observations: Eurasian Wigeon (4), Black/Surf Scoter (15,000+), Killdeer (630+), Long-billed Dowitcher (1), Stilt Sandpiper (9), Pectoral Sandpiper (29), White-rumped Sandpiper (3), Wilson's Snipe (35+), Parasitic Jaeger (~10), Cliff Swallow (4) Predictions: Sunny, 64ºF, winds NW 15-25mph.
Hawkwatch – 23 October 2014
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