Cape May Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 04, 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 17 122 Turkey Vulture 36 98 1166 Osprey 0 13 3798 Bald Eagle 2 18 610 Northern Harrier 62 135 992 Sharp-shinned Hawk 189 427 13488 Cooper's Hawk 55 106 3525 Northern Goshawk 0 0 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 42 47 186 Broad-winged Hawk 1 6 729 Red-tailed Hawk 61 126 605 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 1 Golden Eagle 0 1 7 American Kestrel 2 60 4462 Merlin 1 19 1382 Peregrine Falcon 1 7 968 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: 452 1080 32050 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:30:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9.5 hours Official Counter: Tom Reed Observers: Weather: Mild. Mostly sunny during early-AM, clouds increasing through the day. Winds WSW shifting to SSE, 5-10mph throughout. Visibility good/excellent. Raptor Observations: A short-lived flight during the midday hours, perhaps highlighted by a steady parade of Harriers. Non-raptor Observations: Eurasian Wigeon (2), Black/Surf Scoter (10,000+), Northern Gannet (1,500+), Parasitic Jaeger (2), Snow Bunting (1), Yellow Warbler (1), Rusty Blackbird (50+). Predictions: Mostly sunny, 64ºF, winds W 5-10mph.
Hawkwatch – 4 November 2014
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