Cape May Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 08, 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 6 51 57 Turkey Vulture 34 132 249 Osprey 243 855 3024 Bald Eagle 36 111 412 Northern Harrier 30 105 281 Sharp-shinned Hawk 354 1704 4952 Cooper's Hawk 193 664 1518 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 5 12 Broad-winged Hawk 104 320 528 Red-tailed Hawk 3 18 128 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 1 1 1 American Kestrel 275 798 3036 Merlin 56 332 845 Peregrine Falcon 87 302 615 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: 1422 5398 15664 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 10 hours Official Counter: Mary Raikes Observers: Steve Bauer Visitors: Count by Steve Bauer Weather: Winds West/Northwest from 10-15mph, with a few hours at 8 and 9mph. Overall, clear skies with temps reaching a high of 75F. Raptor Observations: First Golden Eagle of the season! High numbers of ospreys and accipiters. Good falcon flight with many kestrels over the dunes. Non-raptor Observations: Eurasian Widgeon(3). Predictions: Winds NW overnight. Sunny, high of 70F, West winds 5-10mph. ======================================================================== Cape May information may be found at: http://www.njaudubon.org/Centers/CMBO/
Hawkwatch - 8 October 2014
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