It was a fairly good movement of mid-November raptors this past Monday with 230 tallied. Two different
Golden Eagles were the clear raptor highlight of the day bringing our season total to 13, an impressive number for Cape May. And I wouldn't be surprised if there were a few more before the season's end!
Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 20, 2017
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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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
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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). |
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