Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 20, 2018
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 8 8
Turkey Vulture 14 132 132
Osprey 281 2045 2045
Bald Eagle 20 131 131
Northern Harrier 4 72 72
Sharp-shinned Hawk 90 355 355
Cooper's Hawk 29 173 173
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 9 44 44
Red-tailed Hawk 1 22 22
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 111 1041 1041
Merlin 37 405 405
Peregrine Falcon 47 165 165
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
Total: 643 4593 4593
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Observation start time: 05:30:00
Observation end time: 16:30:00
Total observation time: 11 hours
Weather:
Seasonable with variable clouds, 69->73ºF, winds E 10-15mph
Raptor Observations:
Fair liftoff of Kestrels and Sharp-shinned Hawks,
occasional pulses of Osprey, some Bald Eagles and Peregrines during the midday.
Non-raptor Observations:
Common Loon 3, Pied-billed Grebe 0, Great Blue Heron 15, Brown Pelican 4,
Double-crested Cormorant 818, Semipalmated Plover 1, Killdeer 1,
White-rumped Sandpiper 2, Pectoral Sandpiper 9, Wilson's Snipe 1, Solitary
Sandpiper 3, Greater Yellowlegs 1, Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1, Blue-grey
Gnatcatcher 1, Red-breasted Nuthatch 1, House Finch 11, Savannah Sparrow 1,
Bobolink 50, Red-winged Blackbird 4, Ovenbird 1, Northern Waterthrush 1,
Black-and-white Warbler 1, American Redstart 4, Cape May Warbler 7,
Northern Parula 4, Magnolia Warbler 1, Yellow Warbler 1, Chestnut-sided
Warbler 1, Blackpoll Warbler 4, Palm Warbler 10, Yellow-rumped Warbler 1,
Prairie Warbler 1, Dickcissel 1, Indigo Bunting 1, warbler sp. 3, bat sp.
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Predictions:
Partly sunny, 75ºF, winds S 5-15mph
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