Cape May Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 07, 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 19 19 Osprey 27 503 503 Bald Eagle 8 34 34 Northern Harrier 1 29 29 Sharp-shinned Hawk 20 24 24 Cooper's Hawk 3 20 20 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 2 Broad-winged Hawk 2 12 12 Red-tailed Hawk 0 3 3 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 16 132 132 Merlin 6 31 31 Peregrine Falcon 0 9 9 Unknown Accipiter 2 2 2 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 2 2 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 1 1 Total: 85 823 823 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 05:30:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 10.5 hours Official Counter: Cameron Cox Observers: Weather: Particularly hot with clear skies. The winds were light and variable tending towards east in the morning an late west in the afternoon. Raptor Observations: We have had little change in the weather over the past week yet small numbers of birds continue to trickle through. Today there was an uptick in birds in the afternoon that corresponded with the shift of the winds towards west. Blue skies hampered the effort as whenever a cloud appeared a trickle of Sharp-shinned Hawks and a few small falcons were detected at great height. Non-raptor Observations: A Wilson's Snipe on Bunker Pond was the first of the season. Predictions: Likely small numbers of hawks will trickle through but the trend of poor wind and hot temperatures is projected to continue. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Cameron Cox (Kumlieni@gmail.com) Cape May information may be found at: http://BirdCapeMay.org
Hawkwatch, 7 September 2015
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