Cape May Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 17, 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 2 2 Turkey Vulture 10 109 109 Osprey 190 1933 1933 Bald Eagle 10 142 142 Northern Harrier 11 144 144 Sharp-shinned Hawk 177 766 766 Cooper's Hawk 29 264 264 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 2 Broad-winged Hawk 1 103 103 Red-tailed Hawk 1 14 14 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 101 956 956 Merlin 32 205 205 Peregrine Falcon 4 65 65 Unknown Accipiter 0 2 2 Unknown Buteo 0 1 1 Unknown Falcon 0 3 3 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 1 1 Total: 566 4712 4712 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 05:30:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 10.5 hours Official Counter: Tom Reed Observers: Weather: Warm. Mix of sun and clouds during AM, becoming mostly clear by early-PM. Winds NW 5mph, shifting to SW by mid-PM and SSE by the end of the period. Raptor Observations: Another fair flight during the midday hours. Non-raptor Observations: Pectoral Sandpiper (22), Wilson's Snipe (3), Chimney Swift (250), Cape May Warbler (2), Dickcissel (2) Predictions: Sunny, 76ºF. Winds W 5mph becoming calm.
Hawkwatch, 17 September 2015
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