Cape May Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 09, 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 11 62 68 Turkey Vulture 57 189 306 Osprey 198 1053 3222 Bald Eagle 18 129 430 Northern Harrier 41 146 322 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1004 2708 5956 Cooper's Hawk 220 884 1738 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 7 14 Broad-winged Hawk 40 360 568 Red-tailed Hawk 5 23 133 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 1 1 American Kestrel 123 921 3159 Merlin 43 375 888 Peregrine Falcon 48 350 663 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: 1810 7208 17474 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 05:30:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 10.5 hours Official Counter: Tom Reed Observers: Weather: Seasonably mild; winds 5-10mph NW->W->SW; cloud cover gradually increasing through the day; visibility excellent. Raptor Observations: A strong flight early, tapering and becoming more distant to the N as the day progressed. Non-raptor Observations: Eurasian Wigeon (3), Pectoral Sandpiper (5), Stilt Sandpiper (4), Pine Siskin (4), Purple Finch (12) Predictions: Cloudy with PM showers possible. High 65ºF, winds calm->NE 5-10mph. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Tom Reed (coturnicops@gmail.com) Cape May information may be found at: http://www.njaudubon.org/Centers/CMBO/
Hawkwatch – 9 October 2014
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