Cape May Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 01, 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 11 11 116 Turkey Vulture 6 6 1074 Osprey 4 4 3789 Bald Eagle 1 1 593 Northern Harrier 9 9 866 Sharp-shinned Hawk 33 33 13094 Cooper's Hawk 5 5 3424 Northern Goshawk 0 0 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 139 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 723 Red-tailed Hawk 7 7 486 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 1 Golden Eagle 0 0 6 American Kestrel 3 3 4405 Merlin 2 2 1365 Peregrine Falcon 3 3 964 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 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: 84 84 31054 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:15:00 Observation end time: 15:45:00 Total observation time: 9.5 hours Official Counter: Mary Raikes Observers: Weather: Very windy with steady North winds 15-20mph and gusts reaching 30mph. 100% low cloud coverage all day with intermittent showers mid-day. Colder with a high of 46F. Raptor Observations: Not much moving. Harriers, ospreys, and sharpies in the morning and a few falcons in the afternoon. Non-raptor Observations: Good waterfowl variety on the pond still including Eurasian Widgeon, Ring-necked Duck, Pied-bill Grebe, and Redhead. Very close Northern Gannet flight all day and thousands of Tree Swallows. Predictions: Partly cloudy becoming sunnier with strong NW winds from 25-35mph and gusts up to 40mph. Temps should reach a high of 50F. ======================================================================== Cape May information may be found at: http://www.njaudubon.org/Centers/CMBO/
Hawkwatch - 1 November 2014
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