Cape May Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 11, 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 30 135 Turkey Vulture 0 312 1380 Osprey 1 17 3802 Bald Eagle 0 33 625 Northern Harrier 9 230 1087 Sharp-shinned Hawk 79 1004 14065 Cooper's Hawk 22 248 3667 Northern Goshawk 0 0 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 197 336 Broad-winged Hawk 0 12 735 Red-tailed Hawk 7 277 756 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 1 Golden Eagle 0 11 17 American Kestrel 1 93 4495 Merlin 1 32 1395 Peregrine Falcon 1 17 978 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: 122 2514 33484 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:30:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9.5 hours Official Counter: Mary Raikes Observers: Weather: Interestingly warm day with temps reaching 66F. Skies were partly cloudy all day with lower visibility due to high humidity in the air. Winds were E/SE 5-10 mph. Raptor Observations: A slower day with almost entirely accipiters over the northern treeline; a handful of harriers and red-tails as well. Non-raptor Observations: Quiet all around with ducks on the pond providing the most entertainment. Eurasian Widgeon(4), American Widgeon, Northern Pintail, Northern Shoveler, Ruddy Ducks, Ring-necked Ducks, Green-winged Teal, Gadwall, American Coot, Mallard, and Bufflehead, Predictions: Chance of fog and showers early then becoming mostly sunny with Northwest winds increasing to 10-20 mph.
Hawkwatch – 11 November 2014
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