Cape May Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 30, 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 9 97 103 Turkey Vulture 168 886 1003 Osprey 12 1613 3782 Bald Eagle 11 280 581 Northern Harrier 64 668 844 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1183 9608 12856 Cooper's Hawk 255 2483 3337 Northern Goshawk 0 2 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 68 112 119 Broad-winged Hawk 19 513 721 Red-tailed Hawk 138 315 425 Rough-legged Hawk 1 1 1 Golden Eagle 0 6 6 American Kestrel 40 2156 4394 Merlin 18 844 1357 Peregrine Falcon 17 647 960 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: 2003 20232 30498 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 10 hours Official Counter: Tom Reed Observers: Weather: Seasonable. Patchy fog during early-AM, becoming partly cloudy through the rest of the AM and mostly clear for the PM. Winds NW/NNW 5-10mph. Raptor Observations: A strong flight of accipiters throughout, particularly during the AM. Nice movement of buteos throughout second half of AM and early PM. SY Rough-legged Hawk passed over platform at 1333(EST) and continued s. across water (thanks SB). Non-raptor Observations: Eurasian Wigeon (4), Redhead (1), Stilt Sandpiper (3), White-rumped Sandpiper (1), Parasitic Jaeger (5), White-winged Dove (1), Cave Swallow (2), Barn Swallow (1), American Robin (12,000), Yellow-rumped Warbler (3,000) Predictions: Mostly sunny, 58ºF, winds NE 10mph.
Hawkwatch – 30 October 2014
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