Cape May Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 29, 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 88 94 Turkey Vulture 69 718 835 Osprey 21 1601 3770 Bald Eagle 3 269 570 Northern Harrier 23 604 780 Sharp-shinned Hawk 751 8425 11673 Cooper's Hawk 44 2228 3082 Northern Goshawk 0 2 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 44 51 Broad-winged Hawk 0 494 702 Red-tailed Hawk 7 177 287 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 6 6 American Kestrel 94 2116 4354 Merlin 26 826 1339 Peregrine Falcon 12 630 943 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: 1052 18229 28495 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:15:00 Observation end time: 16:30:00 Total observation time: 10.25 hours Official Counter: Tom Reed Observers: Weather: Mild and humid during the AM, winds SSW->SW 5-10mph. Cooler and cloudier during the PM, winds W->NW 10-15mph. Raptor Observations: Steady movement of SSHA and AMKE after winds shifted to NW during mid-PM. Non-raptor Observations: Eurasian Wigeon (4), Northern Gannet (1200), Stilt Sandpiper (3), White-rumped Sandpiper (1), Parasitic Jaeger (~20), Eurasian Collared-Dove (1), Black-capped Chickadee (1) Predictions: Sunny, 58ºF, winds NNW 5-10mph. ======================================================================== Cape May information may be found at: http://www.njaudubon.org/Centers/CMBO/
Hawkwatch - 29 October 2014
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