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| Adult male Northern Harrier, also known as a Gray Ghost. |
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| Juvenile Sharp-shinned Hawk flying over. Note stout wings showing the bowed trailing edge, slender and squared-off tail, and petite head. This small accipiter species flutters through the air. |
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| Drake Eurasian Wigeon with several American Wigeon. |
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| Today's totals. Click the image to see a larger view! |
Cape May Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 28, 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 163 167 Turkey Vulture 0 1407 1799 Osprey 0 50 2724 Bald Eagle 0 97 424 Northern Harrier 7 274 764 Sharp-shinned Hawk 20 1830 10716 Cooper's Hawk 3 280 1715 Northern Goshawk 0 1 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 374 462 Broad-winged Hawk 0 11 1131 Red-tailed Hawk 2 495 715 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 4 Golden Eagle 0 10 13 American Kestrel 0 25 6857 Merlin 1 92 2051 Peregrine Falcon 0 29 1117 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 1 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 4 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Mississippi Kite 0 0 1 Short-eared Owl 0 2 2 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1 Total: 35 5141 30669 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9.07 hours Official Counter: Melissa Roach
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| This young Bald Eagle repeatedly flushed the ducks on nearby ponds which meant the two Eurasian Wigeons landed on Bunker Pond for great looks from the platform. |
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| Sorry to break it to ya, Mockingbird, but the water fountains are turned off for the season. |
Cape May Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 27, 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 57 163 167 Turkey Vulture 165 1407 1799 Osprey 0 50 2724 Bald Eagle 6 97 424 Northern Harrier 8 267 757 Sharp-shinned Hawk 67 1810 10696 Cooper's Hawk 10 277 1712 Northern Goshawk 0 1 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 22 372 460 Broad-winged Hawk 0 11 1131 Red-tailed Hawk 51 493 713 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 4 Golden Eagle 0 10 13 American Kestrel 1 25 6857 Merlin 2 91 2050 Peregrine Falcon 0 29 1117 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 1 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 4 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Mississippi Kite 0 0 1 Short-eared Owl 0 2 2 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1 Total: 389 5106 30634 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9.08 hours Official Counter: Melissa Roach
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| Adult Sharp-shinned Hawk |
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| Red-shouldered Hawk |
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| Indigo Bunting |
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| Sandhill Cranes! |
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| Juvenile Cooper's Hawk |
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| Red-shouldered Hawk and a Turkey Vulture |
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| Eurasian Wigeon (right two birds) with American Wigeon |
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| Our second-of-the-fall Iceland Gull |
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| An extremely late Northern Parula showed up! |
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| Bald Eagle, Sharp-shinned Hawk, and Mallards |
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| Red-tailed Hawk |
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| We've tallied 23 balloons "migrating" past the Cape May Hawkwatch this fall. They litter the environment and are a hazard to aquatic life. |
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| Bobert the Northern Bobwhite has been making near-daily appearances at the hawkwatch. |
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| Totals from Wednesday. Click the image to see a larger view. |
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| Totals from Thursday. Click the image to see a larger view. |
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| Totals from Friday. Click the image to see a larger view. |
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| Totals from today (Saturday). Click the image to see a larger view. |
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| A Black Scoter (left) and White-winged Scoter (right) fly over a second Black Scoter that is still contemplating whether to take off with them or not. |
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| Here come some close Brant. |
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| Common Loon |
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| One of these Corms is not like the other. Can you spot the Great Cormorant? |
Cape May Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 21, 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 85 89 Turkey Vulture 13 649 1041 Osprey 0 49 2723 Bald Eagle 1 76 403 Northern Harrier 9 222 712 Sharp-shinned Hawk 33 1433 10319 Cooper's Hawk 9 218 1653 Northern Goshawk 0 1 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 266 354 Broad-winged Hawk 0 11 1131 Red-tailed Hawk 5 358 578 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 4 Golden Eagle 0 10 13 American Kestrel 0 21 6853 Merlin 3 77 2036 Peregrine Falcon 2 29 1117 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 1 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 4 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Mississippi Kite 0 0 1 Short-eared Owl 0 2 2 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1 Total: 77 3508 29036 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9.18 hours Official Counter: Melissa Roach
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| Cooper's Hawk |
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| Cedar Waxwings |
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| Two late Baltimore Orioles seen foraging in the cedars right beside the platform. |
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| Cooper's Hawk |
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| Bonaparte's Gull |
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| For interested parties, our local platform celebrity, Bobert the Northern Bobwhite (a captive-bred bird) is, in fact, still alive. |
Cape May Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 20, 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 32 85 89 Turkey Vulture 59 636 1028 Osprey 0 49 2723 Bald Eagle 9 75 402 Northern Harrier 29 213 703 Sharp-shinned Hawk 53 1400 10286 Cooper's Hawk 19 209 1644 Northern Goshawk 0 1 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 9 264 352 Broad-winged Hawk 0 11 1131 Red-tailed Hawk 14 353 573 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 4 Golden Eagle 2 10 13 American Kestrel 1 21 6853 Merlin 3 74 2033 Peregrine Falcon 0 27 1115 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 1 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 4 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Mississippi Kite 0 0 1 Short-eared Owl 0 2 2 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1 Total: 230 3431 28959 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9.2 hours Official Counter: Melissa Roach
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| A stunning male Northern Harrier gracefully glides over the marsh. |
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| A trio of Tundra Swans (only 2 seen here) made a couple of passes through the swarm of Tree Swallows early in the morning... |
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| And then I had a flock of 16 (!) Tundra Swans fly right overhead late in the afternoon (two out of view). |
Cape May Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 14, 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 53 53 57 Turkey Vulture 110 438 830 Osprey 0 49 2723 Bald Eagle 9 59 386 Northern Harrier 9 146 636 Sharp-shinned Hawk 65 1135 10021 Cooper's Hawk 14 175 1610 Northern Goshawk 0 1 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 24 238 326 Broad-winged Hawk 0 11 1131 Red-tailed Hawk 52 306 526 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 4 Golden Eagle 0 8 11 American Kestrel 0 19 6851 Merlin 6 52 2011 Peregrine Falcon 0 25 1113 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 1 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 4 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Mississippi Kite 0 0 1 Short-eared Owl 0 2 2 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Total: 342 2717 28245 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:00:00 Observation end time: 17:00:00 Total observation time: 10.05 hours Official Counter: Melissa Roach
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| Osprey and Tree Swallow |
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| Female Northern Harrier |
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| Snow Goose flying through the Tree Swallows |
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| Lesser Black-backed Gull (smaller one, far left) and Herring Gull (light brown bird, far right) among the Great Black-backed Gull. |
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| Today's totals. Click the image to see a larger view. |
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| Eastern Bluebird and a Field Sparrow |
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| A chunky Common Loon flies overhead! |
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| Today's count. Click the image for a larger view. |
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| Female Northern Harrier |
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| Tundra Swans |
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| Cedar Waxwings. |
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| Today's totals. Click on the image to see a larger view. |