Cape May Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 19, 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 5 7 7 Turkey Vulture 2 115 115 Osprey 64 2102 2102 Bald Eagle 4 156 156 Northern Harrier 7 155 155 Sharp-shinned Hawk 119 994 994 Cooper's Hawk 69 393 393 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 3 3 Broad-winged Hawk 1 112 112 Red-tailed Hawk 3 22 22 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 15 1032 1032 Merlin 8 229 229 Peregrine Falcon 2 69 69 Unknown Accipiter 0 2 2 Unknown Buteo 1 2 2 Unknown Falcon 0 3 3 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 1 1 Total: 300 5397 5397 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 05:30:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 10.5 hours Official Counter: Cameron Cox Observers: Weather: Light southeast winds all day and hot, temps reaching the mid-eighties once again. Cloud cover ranging from 70% to near cloudless. Raptor Observations: Accipiters predominated, SSHA and COHA were the two most numerous species. Ospreys came in a close third. Falcons barely moved and while Bald Eagles were seen numerous times most were birds that have been present since yesterday or earlier. Non-raptor Observations: A Least Bittern right before we wrapped up sent the day out on a high note, otherwise is were fairly slow. Predictions: Winds are suppose to switch to the north or northwest early tomorrow but rain is also in the forecast. We could see an uptick driven by the wind shift but the good movement may not be until Monday. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Cameron Cox (Kumlieni@gmail.com) Cape May information may be found at: http://BirdCapeMay.org
Hawkwatch 19 September 2015
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