Cape May Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 13, 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 25 25 Osprey 180 991 991 Bald Eagle 13 58 58 Northern Harrier 7 60 60 Sharp-shinned Hawk 36 135 135 Cooper's Hawk 15 64 64 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 2 Broad-winged Hawk 5 19 19 Red-tailed Hawk 0 3 3 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 121 400 400 Merlin 49 111 111 Peregrine Falcon 3 19 19 Unknown Accipiter 0 2 2 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 3 3 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 1 1 Total: 429 1893 1893 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 05:30:00 Observation end time: 18:00:00 Total observation time: 12.5 hours Official Counter: Cameron Cox Observers: Weather: Winds light to moderate ranging from the north to west. Mostly cloudy for much of the day but a break in the clouds in the late morning produced a bust of birds. It because fully overcast midafternoon and the flight slowed then a short second burst of birds occurred late afternoon once the clouds partially clear again. Raptor Observations: Ospreys moved in moderate numbers once again. We finally had a late afternoon falcon flight resulting in our best day for both American Kestrel and Merlin so far. Two adult male harriers were a pleasant treat. Non-raptor Observations: A flock of four Baird Sandpipers that flew past the watch along the dunes was an unexpected highlight. Predictions: Northwest wind are projected for tomorrow hopefully resulting in an excellent flight. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Cameron Cox (Kumlieni@gmail.com) Cape May information may be found at: http://BirdCapeMay.org
Hawkwatch, September 13 2015
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