Cape May Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 19, 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 35 35 Turkey Vulture 31 441 575 Osprey 94 958 4005 Bald Eagle 3 144 270 Northern Harrier 15 189 323 Sharp-shinned Hawk 658 6501 8323 Cooper's Hawk 144 1757 1984 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 39 44 Broad-winged Hawk 0 214 337 Red-tailed Hawk 5 53 92 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 1 1 American Kestrel 53 832 2971 Merlin 14 726 1230 Peregrine Falcon 31 628 854 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 1048 12518 21044 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:15:00 Observation end time: 16:15:00 Total observation time: 10 hours Official Counter: Tom Reed Observers: Weather: Record warmth. Partly cloudy during AM, sunny during PM. Winds SW 5-10mph during AM, W/WNW during PM. Raptor Observations: Today's flight was generally slow-moving and spread along a broad front through most of the day. Light, assorted movement during AM, with a noticeable arrival of accipiters in the PM once winds shifted to W/WNW. Non-raptor Observations: Eurasian Wigeon (1), Parasitic Jaeger (5+), Bobolink (2), Dickcissel (1) Predictions: Partly sunny, chance of a shower, 71ºF, winds SE 10mph
Hawkwatch, 19 October 2016
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