Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 03, 2018
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 3 8 118
Turkey Vulture 87 97 546
Osprey 127 206 4241
Bald Eagle 29 37 323
Northern Harrier 10 11 157
Sharp-shinned Hawk 388 489 2398
Cooper's Hawk 603 724 1490
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 3
Broad-winged Hawk 63 70 552
Red-tailed Hawk 8 15 61
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 809 828 2784
Merlin 115 136 1257
Peregrine Falcon 51 80 782
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: 2293 2701 14712
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Observation start time: 05:30:00
Observation end time: 17:15:00
Total observation time: 11.5 hours
Weather:
Seasonably mild with mostly clear skies, winds NW 10mph throughout.
Raptor Observations:
Strong and steady movement along a broad front from mid-AM onward, with
many birds coming in from the SE and offshore. Second highest day count for
Cooper’s Hawk in CMHW history.
Hawkwatch - Wednesday, October 3, 2018
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