Cape May Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 20, 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 30 133 Turkey Vulture 0 102 676 Osprey 0 12 3343 Bald Eagle 2 47 392 Northern Harrier 8 225 913 Sharp-shinned Hawk 58 652 10364 Cooper's Hawk 13 321 4286 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 14 171 268 Broad-winged Hawk 0 2 286 Red-tailed Hawk 60 536 1010 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 1 3 13 American Kestrel 3 15 2234 Merlin 0 28 1116 Peregrine Falcon 1 23 433 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 14 Unknown Buteo 0 1 4 Unknown Falcon 0 1 4 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 2 Swainson's Hawk 1 1 3 Zone-tailed Hawk 0 0 1 Total: 161 2170 25495 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 05:15:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 10.75 hours Official Counter: Cameron Cox Observers: Weather: Cool with N to NW winds at 15-18 MPH. There was modest cloud cover early on but soon disapated to clear blue skies. Raptor Observations: A modest day of Sharpies and Tails but a Golden Eagle was seen very briefly in the morning and a juv light morph Swainson's Hawk was seen well and photographed in the afternoon Non-raptor Observations: A Lapland Longspur flew by early on and Cave Swallows continue to be seen regularly though in smaller numbers than in recent days. Predictions: NE winds are predicted but we still may have a handful of birds ======================================================================== Report submitted by Cameron Cox (Kumlieni@gmail.com) Cape May information may be found at: http://BirdCapeMay.org
Hawkwatch 20 November 2015
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