Cape May Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 10, 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 13 30 135 Turkey Vulture 0 312 1380 Osprey 1 16 3801 Bald Eagle 2 33 625 Northern Harrier 10 221 1078 Sharp-shinned Hawk 136 925 13986 Cooper's Hawk 40 226 3645 Northern Goshawk 0 0 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 18 196 335 Broad-winged Hawk 1 12 735 Red-tailed Hawk 48 270 749 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 1 Golden Eagle 1 11 17 American Kestrel 0 92 4494 Merlin 1 31 1394 Peregrine Falcon 0 16 977 Unknown Accipiter 0 1 5 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: 271 2392 33362 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:30:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9.5 hours Official Counter: Mary Raikes Observers: Weather: Very clear skies all day with winds calm in the morning and becoming E/SE in the afternoon (5-10 mph). Cold in the am with frost, but warming quickly into the low 50's. Raptor Observations: Slow day with peak of the flight between 9:00 and 1:00. Flight was quite high and far over the northern treeline. Quite a few Red-tails mixed with accipiters and vultures. Non-raptor Observations: American Bittern(1) on the pond. Lots of sparrows in the am, consistent duck variety on the pond, and large flocks of cormorants in the afternoon passing overhead. Predictions: Partly cloudy skies, warm in the low 60's, and winds East 5-10 mph.
Hawkwatch – 10 November 2014
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