Cape May Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 17, 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 68 154 Turkey Vulture 54 1007 2959 Osprey 0 19 4249 Bald Eagle 3 160 516 Northern Harrier 10 368 924 Sharp-shinned Hawk 106 2153 14332 Cooper's Hawk 7 401 3083 Northern Goshawk 1 7 11 Red-shouldered Hawk 17 369 669 Broad-winged Hawk 0 9 450 Red-tailed Hawk 96 1132 1572 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 1 10 16 American Kestrel 1 31 3431 Merlin 1 59 1956 Peregrine Falcon 1 16 964 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 1 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 298 5810 35288 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:45:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9.25 hours Official Counter: Tom Reed Observers: Weather: Average temps. Sunny. Winds NW 10-15mph throughout. Raptor Observations: A condensed flight, with a vast majority of the day's birds on the move between 1030 and 1200. An adult Goshawk at 1020 was seen again around 1200--the 2nd AHY bird I've ever seen here. Golden Eagle at 1103. Non-raptor Observations: Northern Gannet (500), Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (1), Cave Swallow (15), Cliff Swallow (1), American Robin (9000), Eastern Bluebird (270), Fox Sparrow (1), Evening Grosbeak (1) Predictions: Sunny, 61ºF, winds NW becoming SW 5-10mph
Hawkwatch, 17 November 2016
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