Cape May Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 28, 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 12 103 208 Turkey Vulture 53 1111 2179 Osprey 1 26 3811 Bald Eagle 4 78 670 Northern Harrier 21 421 1278 Sharp-shinned Hawk 44 1837 14898 Cooper's Hawk 9 446 3865 Northern Goshawk 0 5 7 Red-shouldered Hawk 38 543 682 Broad-winged Hawk 0 21 744 Red-tailed Hawk 62 972 1451 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 1 Golden Eagle 0 12 18 American Kestrel 1 117 4519 Merlin 1 54 1417 Peregrine Falcon 0 39 1000 Unknown Accipiter 1 2 6 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 1 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 1 2 Zone-tailed Hawk 0 0 1 Total: 247 5788 36758 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:45:00 Observation end time: 15:45:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Mary Raikes Observers: Weather: Mainly clear skies all day with steady NW winds 10-15 mph with gusts up to 28 mph. Temps reaching 39F with wind chills around 30. Raptor Observations: A nice flight between 9:00 and 12:00 with quite a few red-tails, red-shoulders, and harriers over the northern tree-line. Non-raptor Observations: Lots of snow geese flocks(517) and large grackle flocks. On the pond, Eurasian Wigeon(2), American Bittern(1), and Tundra Swan(1). Predictions: Mostly cloudy with light and variable winds becoming south 10-15 mph. Temps in the upper 40's.
Hawkwatch – 28 November 2014
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