Cape May Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 15, 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 40 49 Turkey Vulture 66 286 416 Osprey 40 424 3161 Bald Eagle 15 77 259 Northern Harrier 25 145 359 Sharp-shinned Hawk 711 4394 6802 Cooper's Hawk 192 2027 2727 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 9 13 Broad-winged Hawk 23 102 235 Red-tailed Hawk 16 73 109 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 1 4 4 American Kestrel 60 514 2059 Merlin 44 280 878 Peregrine Falcon 9 162 368 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 1 1 1 Zone-tailed Hawk 0 0 1 Total: 1203 8544 17455 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 05:45:00 Observation end time: 17:00:00 Total observation time: 11.25 hours Official Counter: Tom Reed Observers: Weather: Sunny and seasonal. Winds NW 5-15mph. Raptor Observations: Good flight through much of the day, though surprisingly high and along broad front. First Swainson's Hawk of the season was a light-type juvenile that appeared from the se. at 1030 EST. Non-raptor Observations: Parasitic Jaeger (30+), Chimney Swift (50), Yellow-rumped Warbler (12,000+), Orange-crowned Warbler (1), Nashville Warbler (2) Predictions: Variable clouds, 67ºF, winds NW 10-20mph.
Hawkwatch, 15 October 2015
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