Cape May Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 14, 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 4 40 49 Turkey Vulture 47 220 350 Osprey 44 384 3121 Bald Eagle 13 62 244 Northern Harrier 15 120 334 Sharp-shinned Hawk 368 3683 6091 Cooper's Hawk 65 1835 2535 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 9 13 Broad-winged Hawk 12 79 212 Red-tailed Hawk 5 57 93 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 3 3 American Kestrel 64 454 1999 Merlin 14 236 834 Peregrine Falcon 7 153 359 Unknown Accipiter 0 6 8 Unknown Buteo 0 0 2 Unknown Falcon 0 0 3 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 1 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Zone-tailed Hawk 0 0 1 Total: 658 7341 16252 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 10 hours Official Counter: Tom Reed Observers: Weather: Seasonal with variable clouds. Winds W/NW 10-15mph. Raptor Observations: Very slow during AM, with a few small pulses later on. A bit lighter than expected. Non-raptor Observations: Parasitic Jaeger (10+), Nashville Warbler (2), Chimney Swift (300+) Predictions: Mostly sunny, 65F, winds NW 10-20.
Hawkwatch, 14 October 2015
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