South winds in late November resulted in a mere trickle of raptor migration today, but it was certainly a pleasant and bird-filled day. While true migrant hawks were scarce, we still had plenty of views of Bald Eagles spooking up all the ducks, close views of Red-tailed and Red-shouldered Hawks, and hunting accipiters and harriers over the marsh. We even had looks at the (very active)
Gray Kingbird found earlier in the morning by Mike Lanzone while he was at Coral Avenue!!
Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 28, 2017
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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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
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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. |
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