Cape May Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 06, 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 6 9 9 Turkey Vulture 45 101 235 Osprey 106 505 3552 Bald Eagle 13 38 164 Northern Harrier 24 70 204 Sharp-shinned Hawk 456 1569 3391 Cooper's Hawk 165 441 668 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 4 7 12 Broad-winged Hawk 35 130 253 Red-tailed Hawk 8 12 51 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 83 344 2483 Merlin 68 301 805 Peregrine Falcon 64 332 558 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: 1077 3859 12385 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 05:30:00 Observation end time: 17:00:00 Total observation time: 11.5 hours Official Counter: Tom Reed Observers: Weather: Seasonable. Mostly sunny, winds NE 5-10mph during early-AM, 10-15mph from mid-AM onward. Raptor Observations: A messy and slow-moving flight through the day, with clearing skies making for some real challenges during the PM hours. Obvious influx of COHA during the late-AM, a few groups of BWHA, and a pulse of PEFA and MERL during the late-PM. Predictions: Partly sunny, 70ºF, winds E 10-15mph
Hawkwatch, 6 October 2016
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