Cape May Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 05, 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 3 3 3 Turkey Vulture 12 56 190 Osprey 197 399 3446 Bald Eagle 8 25 151 Northern Harrier 15 46 180 Sharp-shinned Hawk 501 1113 2935 Cooper's Hawk 101 276 503 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 3 8 Broad-winged Hawk 17 95 218 Red-tailed Hawk 1 4 43 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 114 261 2400 Merlin 69 233 737 Peregrine Falcon 32 268 494 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: 1071 2782 11308 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 05:30:00 Observation end time: 16:30:00 Total observation time: 10.75 hours Official Counter: Tom Reed Observers: Weather: Seasonable. Mostly cloudy during early-AM, cloudy from mid-AM onward. Winds NE 10-15mph. Raptor Observations: A decent lift-off of accipiters during the AM; Osprey and falcons moving throughout. A challenging flight to count, with various flight lines and entry/exit directions. Non-raptor Observations: Parasitic Jaeger (5), Northern Flicker (100), Cape May Warbler (2), Blackpoll Warbler (75), Dickcissel (1), Rusty Blackbird (15) Predictions: Decreasing clouds, 68ºF, winds NE 10-15mph
Hawkwatch, 5 October 2016
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