Cape May Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 12, 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 44 44 Osprey 66 826 826 Bald Eagle 2 44 44 Northern Harrier 2 28 28 Sharp-shinned Hawk 19 62 62 Cooper's Hawk 6 69 69 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1 Broad-winged Hawk 0 147 147 Red-tailed Hawk 0 20 20 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 55 375 375 Merlin 22 133 133 Peregrine Falcon 1 18 18 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 Mississippi Kite 0 1 1 Total: 173 1768 1768 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 05:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 10.37 hours Official Counter: Melissa Roach
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| We had a few close (and fast!) flybys from Merlins. |
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| An uncommon visitor to the Hawkwatch platform, 2 Tricolored Herons. |
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| Although they tried to land in Bunker Pond, they had a hard time finding a suitable spot (but perhaps landed somewhere out of site). |
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| This hatch year Northern Mockingbird doesn't seem to mind visitors at all. Don't you think his spots are super cute?? |
Full eBird checklist here :)
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