Cape May Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 17, 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 32 118 179 Turkey Vulture 21 967 1329 Osprey 0 33 2768 Bald Eagle 1 29 298 Northern Harrier 2 385 1284 Sharp-shinned Hawk 45 5521 19778 Cooper's Hawk 15 716 3566 Northern Goshawk 1 26 30 Red-shouldered Hawk 16 748 810 Broad-winged Hawk 0 12 678 Red-tailed Hawk 41 1776 2101 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 1 19 19 American Kestrel 1 292 5624 Merlin 0 95 1900 Peregrine Falcon 0 18 1160 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 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 3 Total: 176 10756 41527 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:45:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9.25 hours Official Counter: Tom Reed Observers: Weather: Cool with increasing clouds during the afternoon. Winds light out of the N to start; becoming NE and increasing by late-AM, then sustained 10-15mph with 25+mph gusts for the afternoon. Raptor Observations: A light but interesting flight, highlighted by singles of NOGO and GOEA. The strong afternoon winds knocked out the flight a bit early. Non-raptor Observations: Cave Swallow (200+!), Northern Rough-winged Swallow (1), Barn Swallow (4), Red Crossbill (24), White-winged Crossbill (6), Horned Lark (1), Snow Bunting (1), Pine Warbler (1) Predictions: Sunny with a moderate NE breeze.
Cape May Hawk Watch - 17 November 2012
Avalon Seawatch, November 10 - 16, 2012
Week 8 results:
Brant 185
American Wigeon 36
American Black Duck 66
Mallard 12
Northern Shoveler 19
Northern Pintail 23
Green-winged Teal 392
Redhead 1
Ring-necked Duck 1
Greater Scaup 66
Lesser Scaup 116
Scaup sp. 55
Common Eider 3
Surf Scoter 2942
White-winged Scoter 37
Black Scoter 4523
Dk-wing Scoter 2967
Scoter sp. 1710
Long-tailed Duck 28
Bufflehead 48
Hooded Merganser 1
Red-breasted Merganser 127
Ruddy Duck 17
Red-throated Loon 2104
Common Loon 57
Horned Grebe 30
Northern Gannet 1192
Brown Pelican 2
Double-crested Cormorant 1752
Great Cormorant 3
Great Blue Heron 4
Laughing Gull 69
Ring-billed Gull 150
Herring Gull 201
Great Black-backed Gull 51
Forster's Tern 28
Royal Tern 24
Parasitic Jaeger 1
Razorbill 1
Total 19044
Brant 185
American Wigeon 36
American Black Duck 66
Mallard 12
Northern Shoveler 19
Northern Pintail 23
Green-winged Teal 392
Redhead 1
Ring-necked Duck 1
Greater Scaup 66
Lesser Scaup 116
Scaup sp. 55
Common Eider 3
Surf Scoter 2942
White-winged Scoter 37
Black Scoter 4523
Dk-wing Scoter 2967
Scoter sp. 1710
Long-tailed Duck 28
Bufflehead 48
Hooded Merganser 1
Red-breasted Merganser 127
Ruddy Duck 17
Red-throated Loon 2104
Common Loon 57
Horned Grebe 30
Northern Gannet 1192
Brown Pelican 2
Double-crested Cormorant 1752
Great Cormorant 3
Great Blue Heron 4
Laughing Gull 69
Ring-billed Gull 150
Herring Gull 201
Great Black-backed Gull 51
Forster's Tern 28
Royal Tern 24
Parasitic Jaeger 1
Razorbill 1
Total 19044
Cape May Hawk Watch - 16 November 2012
Cape May Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 16, 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 86 147 Turkey Vulture 0 946 1308 Osprey 0 33 2768 Bald Eagle 0 28 297 Northern Harrier 1 383 1282 Sharp-shinned Hawk 83 5476 19733 Cooper's Hawk 39 701 3551 Northern Goshawk 1 25 29 Red-shouldered Hawk 11 732 794 Broad-winged Hawk 0 12 678 Red-tailed Hawk 25 1735 2060 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 18 18 American Kestrel 0 291 5623 Merlin 1 95 1900 Peregrine Falcon 0 18 1160 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 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 3 Total: 161 10580 41351 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:45:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9.25 hours Official Counter: Tom Reed Observers: Weather: Cool with decreasing cloudiness, particularly during the afternoon. Winds light from the NE, shifting to N by late-morning. Raptor Observations: A bit more active than yesterday, with most activity limited to the 10am-12pm timeframe. Non-raptor Observations: http://ebird.org/ebird/nj/view/checklist?subID=S12054777 Cave Swallow (145), Cliff Swallow (2), Barn Swallow (5), Northern Rough-winged Swallow (1), Common Redpoll (3), White-winged Crossbill (120), Red Crossbill (105), Evening Grosbeak (1), Great Cormorant (1), White-rumped Sandpiper (1), Horned Lark (1), Orange-crowned Warbler (1), Pine Warbler (1) Predictions: Mostly sunny with a light N wind
Cape May Hawk Watch - 15 November 2012
Cape May Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 15, 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 86 147 Turkey Vulture 0 946 1308 Osprey 0 33 2768 Bald Eagle 1 28 297 Northern Harrier 8 382 1281 Sharp-shinned Hawk 18 5393 19650 Cooper's Hawk 8 662 3512 Northern Goshawk 0 24 28 Red-shouldered Hawk 5 721 783 Broad-winged Hawk 0 12 678 Red-tailed Hawk 8 1710 2035 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 18 18 American Kestrel 0 291 5623 Merlin 0 94 1899 Peregrine Falcon 0 18 1160 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 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 3 Total: 48 10419 41190 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:45:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 8.75 hours Official Counter: Tom Reed Observers: Weather: Cool, raw and overcast. A light/moderate NE breeze throughout. Raptor Observations: A quiet day. Non-raptor Observations: http://ebird.org/ebird/nj/view/checklist?subID=S12048281 Common Redpoll (2), White-winged Crossbill (81), Red Crossbill (24), Cave Swallow (7), Northern Rough-winged Swallow (1), Barn Swallow (4), Horned Lark (3), Great Cormorant (4) Predictions: Cool, with gradual clearing throughout the day. Light north winds.
Cape May Hawk Watch - 14 November 2012
Cape May Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 14, 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 13 86 147 Turkey Vulture 89 946 1308 Osprey 1 33 2768 Bald Eagle 0 27 296 Northern Harrier 12 374 1273 Sharp-shinned Hawk 134 5375 19632 Cooper's Hawk 52 654 3504 Northern Goshawk 2 24 28 Red-shouldered Hawk 39 716 778 Broad-winged Hawk 0 12 678 Red-tailed Hawk 52 1702 2027 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 1 18 18 American Kestrel 4 291 5623 Merlin 1 94 1899 Peregrine Falcon 0 18 1160 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 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 3 Total: 400 10371 41142 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:45:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9.25 hours Official Counter: Tom Reed Observers: Weather: Cool and sunny throughout. Winds from the north during most of the day, starting 10-15mph and gradually decreasing. Winds shifted to northeast at 3:00pm, and increased again to 10-15mph. Raptor Observations: A decently diverse flight for the date, with most activity occurring between 8am-12pm. The season's 18th Golden Eagle appeared at 11:20am and was on its way to Delaware by 11:25am. Non-raptor Observations: White-winged Crossbill (9), Red Crossbill (19), Evening Grosbeak (1), Cave Swallow (15), Northern Rough-winged Swallow (1), Barn Swallow (4), American Pipit (410), Rusty Blackbird (12), Horned Lark (1), Lesser Black-backed Gull (1), Predictions: Cool, partly sunny, winds NE ~10mph
Cape May Hawk Watch - 13 November 2012
Cape May Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 13, 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 6 73 134 Turkey Vulture 15 857 1219 Osprey 0 32 2767 Bald Eagle 0 27 296 Northern Harrier 0 362 1261 Sharp-shinned Hawk 7 5241 19498 Cooper's Hawk 0 602 3452 Northern Goshawk 0 22 26 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 677 739 Broad-winged Hawk 0 12 678 Red-tailed Hawk 2 1650 1975 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 17 17 American Kestrel 7 287 5619 Merlin 3 93 1898 Peregrine Falcon 0 18 1160 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 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 3 Total: 41 9971 40742 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 4 hours Official Counter: Pete Dunne
Cape May Hawk Watch - 12 November 2012
Cape May Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 12, 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 67 128 Turkey Vulture 0 842 1204 Osprey 0 32 2767 Bald Eagle 0 27 296 Northern Harrier 0 362 1261 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 5234 19491 Cooper's Hawk 0 602 3452 Northern Goshawk 0 22 26 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 676 738 Broad-winged Hawk 0 12 678 Red-tailed Hawk 0 1648 1973 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 17 17 American Kestrel 0 280 5612 Merlin 0 90 1895 Peregrine Falcon 0 18 1160 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 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 3 Total: 0 9930 40701 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:30:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Vince Elia
Cape May Hawk Watch - 11 November 2012
Cape May Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 11, 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 67 128 Turkey Vulture 0 842 1204 Osprey 0 32 2767 Bald Eagle 0 27 296 Northern Harrier 3 362 1261 Sharp-shinned Hawk 18 5234 19491 Cooper's Hawk 4 602 3452 Northern Goshawk 0 22 26 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 676 738 Broad-winged Hawk 0 12 678 Red-tailed Hawk 1 1648 1973 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 17 17 American Kestrel 0 280 5612 Merlin 0 90 1895 Peregrine Falcon 0 18 1160 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 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 3 Total: 28 9930 40701 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:30:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9.5 hours Official Counter: Tom Reed Observers: Weather: Mild and sunny. Moderate southerly breeze. Raptor Observations: Zzzzzzzz Non-raptor Observations: White-winged Crossbill (22), Red Crossbill (13), Barn Swallow (3) Predictions: More of the same.
Cape May Hawk Watch - 10 November 2012
Cape May Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 10, 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 67 128 Turkey Vulture 0 842 1204 Osprey 0 32 2767 Bald Eagle 0 27 296 Northern Harrier 8 359 1258 Sharp-shinned Hawk 60 5216 19473 Cooper's Hawk 18 598 3448 Northern Goshawk 0 22 26 Red-shouldered Hawk 30 674 736 Broad-winged Hawk 0 12 678 Red-tailed Hawk 18 1647 1972 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 17 17 American Kestrel 1 280 5612 Merlin 1 90 1895 Peregrine Falcon 0 18 1160 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 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 3 Total: 136 9902 40673 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:30:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9.5 hours Official Counter: Tom Reed Observers: Weather: Mild and generally sunny. Winds very light and variable to start, becoming ~5mph from the SW by mid-morning and shifting to SE by day's end. Raptor Observations: A condensed midday movement, consisting primarily of SSHA, RSHA and RTHA. Non-raptor Observations: Evening Grosbeak (6), White-winged Crossbill (31), Red Crossbill (2), Clay-colored Sparrow (1), Cave Swallow (2), Barn Swallow (4), Snow Bunting (11), Purple Finch (30+), House Finch (150+), American Pipit (100+), Eastern Meadowlark (14), Eastern Bluebird (40+), Rusty Blackbird (4), Bonaparte's Gull (1), Royal Tern (7) Predictions: Sunny, mild, light south winds.
Avalon Seawatch, November 3 - 9, 2012
Week 7 results:
Snow Goose 1
Brant 589
Canada Goose 29
Wood Duck 202
American Wigeon 5
American Black Duck 222
Mallard 13
Northern Pintail 16
Green-winged Teal 494
Greater Scaup 61
Lesser Scaup 27
Scaup sp. 96
King Eider 1
Common Eider 1
Surf Scoter 8442
White-winged Scoter 40
Black Scoter 16361
Dk-wing Scoter 14797
Scoter sp. 2093
Long-tailed Duck 27
Bufflehead 64
Hooded Merganser 4
Red-breasted Merganser 57
Red-throated Loon 962
Common Loon 159
Horned Grebe 9
Northern Gannet 7315
Brown Pelican 14
Double-crested Cormorant 13808
Great Cormorant 2
Great Blue Heron 18
Great Egret 52
Snowy Egret 9
Laughing Gull 485
Bonaparte's Gull 9
Ring-billed Gull 723
Herring Gull 129
Great Black-backed Gull 28
Black-legged Kittiwake 3
Caspian Tern 3
Forster's Tern 228
Royal Tern 36
Parasitic Jaeger 3
Total 67637
Snow Goose 1
Brant 589
Canada Goose 29
Wood Duck 202
American Wigeon 5
American Black Duck 222
Mallard 13
Northern Pintail 16
Green-winged Teal 494
Greater Scaup 61
Lesser Scaup 27
Scaup sp. 96
King Eider 1
Common Eider 1
Surf Scoter 8442
White-winged Scoter 40
Black Scoter 16361
Dk-wing Scoter 14797
Scoter sp. 2093
Long-tailed Duck 27
Bufflehead 64
Hooded Merganser 4
Red-breasted Merganser 57
Red-throated Loon 962
Common Loon 159
Horned Grebe 9
Northern Gannet 7315
Brown Pelican 14
Double-crested Cormorant 13808
Great Cormorant 2
Great Blue Heron 18
Great Egret 52
Snowy Egret 9
Laughing Gull 485
Bonaparte's Gull 9
Ring-billed Gull 723
Herring Gull 129
Great Black-backed Gull 28
Black-legged Kittiwake 3
Caspian Tern 3
Forster's Tern 228
Royal Tern 36
Parasitic Jaeger 3
Total 67637
Cape May Hawk Watch - 9 November 2012
Cape May Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 09, 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 67 128 Turkey Vulture 17 842 1204 Osprey 1 32 2767 Bald Eagle 0 27 296 Northern Harrier 42 351 1250 Sharp-shinned Hawk 210 5156 19413 Cooper's Hawk 39 580 3430 Northern Goshawk 1 22 26 Red-shouldered Hawk 20 644 706 Broad-winged Hawk 0 12 678 Red-tailed Hawk 67 1629 1954 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 17 17 American Kestrel 13 279 5611 Merlin 3 89 1894 Peregrine Falcon 0 18 1160 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 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 3 Total: 413 9766 40537 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:30:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9.5 hours Official Counter: Tom Reed Observers: Weather: Cool and sunny. Winds from the NW throughout; 10-20mph in the morning, 5-10mph in the afternoon. Raptor Observations: Slow but steady through much of the day, with SSHA again leading the way, along with a small midday pulse of buteos and a scattering of NOHA throughout. Today's NOGO put on a great show, briefly soaring low over the platform. Non-raptor Observations: Western Kingbird (1), Lapland Longspur (1), Eurasian Wigeon (1), Red Crossbill (3), White-winged Crossbill (5+), Cave Swallow (7), Cliff Swallow (1), Barn Swallow (3), Blackpoll Warbler (1), Lesser Black-backed Gull (1), Rusty Blackbird (20+) Predictions: Sunny, warmer. Light NW winds.
Cape May Hawk Watch - 8 November 2012
Cape May Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 08, 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 67 128 Turkey Vulture 0 825 1187 Osprey 0 31 2766 Bald Eagle 1 27 296 Northern Harrier 13 309 1208 Sharp-shinned Hawk 145 4946 19203 Cooper's Hawk 34 541 3391 Northern Goshawk 2 21 25 Red-shouldered Hawk 6 624 686 Broad-winged Hawk 0 12 678 Red-tailed Hawk 59 1562 1887 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 17 17 American Kestrel 12 266 5598 Merlin 5 86 1891 Peregrine Falcon 1 18 1160 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 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 3 Total: 278 9353 40124 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:30:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9.5 hours Official Counter: Tom Reed Observers: Weather: Chilly with decreasing clouds and increasing winds, particularly during the afternoon. Winds from the NW throughout, generally 10-15mph during the morning; 15-25mph during the afternoon, with 30+mph gusts. Raptor Observations: Things were slow to get going with the morning overcast, and just never really improved from there. Even as skies cleared during the afternoon, gusty winds seemed to stamp out any hopes of a steady flight. Non-raptor Observations: Black-headed Gull (1- adult w/ flock of Ring-billed Gulls), Evening Grosbeak (45), White-winged Crossbill (90), Red Crossbill (8), Cave Swallow (1), Barn Swallow (2), Pine Siskin (1,200), American Goldfinch (1,500), American Pipit (225), Purple Finch (350), Horned Lark (2), Blackpoll Warbler (3), White-rumped Sandpiper (2), Pectoral Sandpiper (1), Lesser Black-backed Gull (6) Predictions: Sunny and breezy; winds from the NW.
Cape May Hawk Watch - 7 November 2012
No count was conducted today, as a nor'easter brought daylong rain and snow to Cape May.
Cape May Hawk Watch - 6 November 2012
Cape May Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 06, 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 11 67 128 Turkey Vulture 119 825 1187 Osprey 2 31 2766 Bald Eagle 4 26 295 Northern Harrier 42 296 1195 Sharp-shinned Hawk 270 4801 19058 Cooper's Hawk 152 507 3357 Northern Goshawk 3 19 23 Red-shouldered Hawk 77 618 680 Broad-winged Hawk 1 12 678 Red-tailed Hawk 344 1503 1828 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 17 17 American Kestrel 7 254 5586 Merlin 2 81 1886 Peregrine Falcon 3 17 1159 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 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 3 Total: 1037 9075 39846 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Pete Dunne Observers: Weather: Cold and breezy with variable cloudiness. Winds from the NNE/NE/ENE. Raptor Observations: Remarkably, the sixth straight November day with 1,000+ birds. Non-raptor Observations: Predictions: Nor'easter.
Cape May Hawk Watch - 5 November 2012
Cape May Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 05, 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 14 56 117 Turkey Vulture 355 706 1068 Osprey 2 29 2764 Bald Eagle 5 22 291 Northern Harrier 25 254 1153 Sharp-shinned Hawk 493 4531 18788 Cooper's Hawk 55 355 3205 Northern Goshawk 2 16 20 Red-shouldered Hawk 263 541 603 Broad-winged Hawk 2 11 677 Red-tailed Hawk 613 1159 1484 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 17 17 American Kestrel 13 247 5579 Merlin 4 79 1884 Peregrine Falcon 1 14 1156 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 Swainson's Hawk 1 1 3 Total: 1848 8038 38809 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:30:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9.58 hours Official Counter: Vince Elia Observers: Weather: Cool with decreasing cloudiness through the day. Winds from the north ~10mph. Raptor Observations: *New single-day Red-shouldered Hawk record (Again!) The day was highlighted by a fantastic late-morning push of buteos, with the peak hour (10-11am) featuring 399 RTHA and 157 RSHA! Things slowed down considerably in the afternoon, but the season's third SWHA (an intermediate-type imm) appeared during the 1pm hour. Non-raptor Observations: Predictions: Cool, mix of sun/clouds, N to NE winds.
Cape May Hawk Watch - 4 November 2012
Cape May Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 04, 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 25 42 103 Turkey Vulture 209 351 713 Osprey 3 27 2762 Bald Eagle 6 17 286 Northern Harrier 60 229 1128 Sharp-shinned Hawk 919 4038 18295 Cooper's Hawk 64 300 3150 Northern Goshawk 9 14 18 Red-shouldered Hawk 233 278 340 Broad-winged Hawk 5 9 675 Red-tailed Hawk 428 546 871 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 14 17 17 American Kestrel 38 234 5566 Merlin 2 75 1880 Peregrine Falcon 3 13 1155 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 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2 Total: 2018 6190 36961 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:30:00 Observation end time: 16:30:00 Total observation time: 10 hours Official Counter: Tom Reed Observers: Weather: Cool and breezy. Skies mainly overcast for the AM, becoming partly sunny by mid-afternoon. Winds from the NNW/NW throughout. Raptor Observations: *New single-day Red-shouldered Hawk record *Tied single-day Golden Eagle record A great day. SSHA started flying early and peaked by mid-morning. Buteos also started early, with two distinct flight lines westbound from Cape May City. We broke the daily RSHA mark at 1300, with peak hours of 43 birds (1000-1100 and 1200-1300). The day's first GOEA appeared at 0909, and at least one was recorded for each of the next six hours. NOGO were also recorded in six consecutive hours, with a handful of great looks through the day. Non-raptor Observations: A smaller but still appreciable songbird flight, including: American Robin (12,000), Red-winged Blackbird (4,500+), Yellow-rumped Warbler (700+), Eastern Bluebird (150+), American Pipit (50+), Rusty Blackbird (20), Eastern Meadowlark (20) Other highlights: Evening Grosbeak (4), White-winged Crossbill (40+), Cattle Egret (1), Blackpoll Warbler (4), Northern Parula (1), Clay-colored Sparrow (2) Predictions: Cool, sunny, winds NW 10-15mph.
Cape May Hawk Watch - 3 November 2012
Cape May Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 03, 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 17 17 78 Turkey Vulture 117 142 504 Osprey 2 24 2759 Bald Eagle 6 11 280 Northern Harrier 111 169 1068 Sharp-shinned Hawk 909 3119 17376 Cooper's Hawk 54 236 3086 Northern Goshawk 4 5 9 Red-shouldered Hawk 25 45 107 Broad-winged Hawk 1 4 670 Red-tailed Hawk 85 118 443 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 1 3 3 American Kestrel 127 196 5528 Merlin 23 73 1878 Peregrine Falcon 3 10 1152 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 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2 Total: 1485 4172 34943 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:15:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9.67 hours Official Counter: Tom Reed Observers: Weather: Cool, breezy and overcast. Winds from the NW at 10-20mph throughout, with gusts to 30+. Raptor Observations: A third straight 1,000+ bird day to open November, with SSHA again leading the way. The 127 AMKE today must represent one of the biggest ever November flights here. The third GOEA of the season showed up at 11am (EDT), and 111 NOHA represents a high count for the season. Non-raptor Observations: Full list from today is available here-- http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S11955177 A truly fantastic all-around Cape May day, with highlights including an essentially uncountable flight of American Robins, loads of other short-distance passerines, a FRANKLIN'S GULL, 80+ White-winged Crossbills, 5 Red Crossbills, Cackling Goose, Snow Bunting, Lincoln's Sparrow, and White-rumped Sandpiper. Predictions: Mostly sunny(?), still cool, winds NW 10-15mph.
Avalon Seawatch, October 27 - November 2, 2012
Week 6 results:
Brant 234
Canada Goose 25
Wood Duck 57
American Wigeon 6
American Black Duck 13
Mallard 2
Blue-winged Teal 1
Northern Pintail 42
Green-winged Teal 320
Greater Scaup 27
Lesser Scaup 16
Scaup sp. 24
Surf Scoter 3484
White-winged Scoter 15
Black Scoter 5373
Dk-wing Scoter 381
Scoter sp. 252
Long-tailed Duck 13
Bufflehead 51
Red-breasted Merganser 26
Red-throated Loon 13
Common Loon 66
Northern Gannet 1172
Brown Pelican 6
Double-crested Cormorant 4216
Great Cormorant 3
Great Blue Heron 14
Laughing Gull 351
Bonaparte's Gull 2
Ring-billed Gull 342
Herring Gull 78
Great Black-backed Gull 20
Black-legged Kittiwake 1
Caspian Tern 7
Common Tern 1
Forster's Tern 300
Royal Tern 37
Black Skimmer 150
Parasitic Jaeger 2
Total 17143
No counts were conducted on October 28th - 31st due to Hurricane/Superstorm Sandy.
Brant 234
Canada Goose 25
Wood Duck 57
American Wigeon 6
American Black Duck 13
Mallard 2
Blue-winged Teal 1
Northern Pintail 42
Green-winged Teal 320
Greater Scaup 27
Lesser Scaup 16
Scaup sp. 24
Surf Scoter 3484
White-winged Scoter 15
Black Scoter 5373
Dk-wing Scoter 381
Scoter sp. 252
Long-tailed Duck 13
Bufflehead 51
Red-breasted Merganser 26
Red-throated Loon 13
Common Loon 66
Northern Gannet 1172
Brown Pelican 6
Double-crested Cormorant 4216
Great Cormorant 3
Great Blue Heron 14
Laughing Gull 351
Bonaparte's Gull 2
Ring-billed Gull 342
Herring Gull 78
Great Black-backed Gull 20
Black-legged Kittiwake 1
Caspian Tern 7
Common Tern 1
Forster's Tern 300
Royal Tern 37
Black Skimmer 150
Parasitic Jaeger 2
Total 17143
No counts were conducted on October 28th - 31st due to Hurricane/Superstorm Sandy.
Morning Flight - 2012 Season Overview
The 2012 Morning Flight season came swiftly to a close as Hurricane Sandy barreled down on New Jersey, negating the final four count days. Thus, the season ran from 8/16 through 10/27 and included a total of 73 count days. In all, we amassed 192,814 individual birds of 93 species (and a single hybrid warbler). This amounts to the 5th-highest season total on record, which just so happens to fall smack in the middle of the ten count years (2003-2012).
Five species this year were new to Morning Flight: White-winged Dove (1), Swainson's Thrush (3), Kentucky Warbler (1), Mourning Warbler (1), and White-throated Sparrow (1). Additionally, twelve species set single-season high counts: Yellow-billed Cuckoo (7), Belted Kingfisher (30), Red-bellied Woodpecker (234), Empidonax sp. (24), Eastern Phoebe (126), Red-eyed Vireo (399), Red-breasted Nuthatch (3255)!, White-breasted Nuthatch (66), Cedar Waxwing (9559), Blackpoll Warbler (2445), Common Yellowthroat (15), and Pine Siskin (3782).
Of these, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Red- and White-breasted Nuthatch, Cedar Waxwing, and Pine Siskin are particularly noteworthy. The previous Red-bellied Woodpecker high count was a mere 91 birds in 2004. Nearly as many Red-breasted Nuthatches flew this year (3255) as had been registered in the previous nine years combined (3676), which included some then notable flights. Only 84 White-breasted Nuthatches had been tallied for the prior nine years, making this year's count (66) all the more remarkable. Cedar Waxwings (9559) more than doubled their season average (4141), smashing the next highest yearly mark (6774 in 2005). And Pine Siskins (3782) completely obliterated any prior year at Morning Flight; the cumulative total from the previous nine years had amounted to only 1238.
A few other high counts are worth mentioning. Ruby-throated Hummingbird (179), Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (497), Northern Parula (2305), Northern Waterthrush (916), and Indigo Bunting (364) all put in great showings. Tennessee Warblers (148) also had a stellar year, more than doubling their average (68). On the flip side, a number of species flew in below-average numbers this fall. For whatever reason, very few Ruby-crowned Kinglets (111) were registered this year, far below the average (319). Likewise, Blue-winged Warbler (3), Black-throated Blue Warbler (486), and Prothonotary Warbler (2) were also rarer than usual. But perhaps most notably, this was the worst year on record for Dickcissel (14), less than half the average (33). See here for a visual representation of their expected local patterns of occurrence. After 10 Dickcissels through 9/11, only 4 were detected the remainder of the season. Lastly, Chipping Sparrow and Dark-eyed Junco flights are notoriously variable at Morning Flight, with this year's figures falling at the low end of both spectrums.
Warblers make up the bulk of the Morning Flight count (110,000+ individuals); however, only a handful of species flew in excess of 1000 individuals: Yellow-rumped Warbler (74,564), American Redstart (3372), Blackpoll Warbler (2445),Northern Parula (2305), and Palm Warbler (1915). In all, 33 warbler species and one hybrid ("Brewster's" Warbler) were registered, with only two legitimate misses: Orange-crowned Warbler and Cerulean Warbler. Interestingly, Connecticut Warbler ended up tied for 18th alongside Ovenbird when ranking warblers in terms of abundance - nearly in the middle of the pack. This year's 25 Connecticut Warblers approached the season high count (31 in 2011).
The nature of morning flight at Cape May is that the bulk of some season totals can be accounted for in a relative few days. Most days have light to moderate flights, but when a big flight happens, it can be an unforgettable experience. For example: 34% of this fall's Northern Flickers flew on 9/24 (744), 64% of Blue-gray Gnatcatchers on 8/16 (316), 42% of Yellow-rumped Warblers on 10/21 (31,117), 44% of Blackpoll Warblers on 9/29 (1068), and 67% of Baltimore Orioles on 8/29 (174).
Finally, some of the other notable single day flights include 50 Red-bellied Woodpeckers on 10/5, 427 Red-breasted Nuthatches on 10/5, 374 Red-breasted Nuthatches on 8/29, 22 White-breasted Nuthatches on 10/21, 140 Northern Waterthrushes on 9/6, 75 Indigo Buntings on 10/1, and 1129 Pine Siskins on 10/7.
Format for 2012 cumulative species list:
A "*" denotes a species that is new to Morning Flight (2003-2012); a "+" denotes a species that flew in numbers greater than 25% above the Morning Flight average; and a "-" denotes a species that flew in numbers less than 25% below the Morning Flight average. And since warbler taxonomy was recently shuffled to the point of being nearly unrecognizable, I decided to organize the warblers from most abundant to least abundant in the following list.
Species - 2012 season total (morning flight average) || high count and date || first through last dates
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Five species this year were new to Morning Flight: White-winged Dove (1), Swainson's Thrush (3), Kentucky Warbler (1), Mourning Warbler (1), and White-throated Sparrow (1). Additionally, twelve species set single-season high counts: Yellow-billed Cuckoo (7), Belted Kingfisher (30), Red-bellied Woodpecker (234), Empidonax sp. (24), Eastern Phoebe (126), Red-eyed Vireo (399), Red-breasted Nuthatch (3255)!, White-breasted Nuthatch (66), Cedar Waxwing (9559), Blackpoll Warbler (2445), Common Yellowthroat (15), and Pine Siskin (3782).
Of these, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Red- and White-breasted Nuthatch, Cedar Waxwing, and Pine Siskin are particularly noteworthy. The previous Red-bellied Woodpecker high count was a mere 91 birds in 2004. Nearly as many Red-breasted Nuthatches flew this year (3255) as had been registered in the previous nine years combined (3676), which included some then notable flights. Only 84 White-breasted Nuthatches had been tallied for the prior nine years, making this year's count (66) all the more remarkable. Cedar Waxwings (9559) more than doubled their season average (4141), smashing the next highest yearly mark (6774 in 2005). And Pine Siskins (3782) completely obliterated any prior year at Morning Flight; the cumulative total from the previous nine years had amounted to only 1238.
A few other high counts are worth mentioning. Ruby-throated Hummingbird (179), Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (497), Northern Parula (2305), Northern Waterthrush (916), and Indigo Bunting (364) all put in great showings. Tennessee Warblers (148) also had a stellar year, more than doubling their average (68). On the flip side, a number of species flew in below-average numbers this fall. For whatever reason, very few Ruby-crowned Kinglets (111) were registered this year, far below the average (319). Likewise, Blue-winged Warbler (3), Black-throated Blue Warbler (486), and Prothonotary Warbler (2) were also rarer than usual. But perhaps most notably, this was the worst year on record for Dickcissel (14), less than half the average (33). See here for a visual representation of their expected local patterns of occurrence. After 10 Dickcissels through 9/11, only 4 were detected the remainder of the season. Lastly, Chipping Sparrow and Dark-eyed Junco flights are notoriously variable at Morning Flight, with this year's figures falling at the low end of both spectrums.
Warblers make up the bulk of the Morning Flight count (110,000+ individuals); however, only a handful of species flew in excess of 1000 individuals: Yellow-rumped Warbler (74,564), American Redstart (3372), Blackpoll Warbler (2445),
The nature of morning flight at Cape May is that the bulk of some season totals can be accounted for in a relative few days. Most days have light to moderate flights, but when a big flight happens, it can be an unforgettable experience. For example: 34% of this fall's Northern Flickers flew on 9/24 (744), 64% of Blue-gray Gnatcatchers on 8/16 (316), 42% of Yellow-rumped Warblers on 10/21 (31,117), 44% of Blackpoll Warblers on 9/29 (1068), and 67% of Baltimore Orioles on 8/29 (174).
Finally, some of the other notable single day flights include 50 Red-bellied Woodpeckers on 10/5, 427 Red-breasted Nuthatches on 10/5, 374 Red-breasted Nuthatches on 8/29, 22 White-breasted Nuthatches on 10/21, 140 Northern Waterthrushes on 9/6, 75 Indigo Buntings on 10/1, and 1129 Pine Siskins on 10/7.
Format for 2012 cumulative species list:
A "*" denotes a species that is new to Morning Flight (2003-2012); a "+" denotes a species that flew in numbers greater than 25% above the Morning Flight average; and a "-" denotes a species that flew in numbers less than 25% below the Morning Flight average. And since warbler taxonomy was recently shuffled to the point of being nearly unrecognizable, I decided to organize the warblers from most abundant to least abundant in the following list.
Species - 2012 season total (morning flight average) || high count and date || first through last dates
* White-winged Dove – 1 (0) || 1 on 8/20
Mourning Dove – 526 (not enough data) || 97 on 10/23 || 8/22 – 10/27
Yellow-billed Cuckoo – 7 (0) || 1 each on seven days || 8/29 – 10/13
+ Ruby-throated Hummingbird – 179 (94) || 14 on 8/20 || 8/16 – 9/24
+ Belted Kingfisher – 30 (not enough data) || 4 on 8/20 and 10/3 || 8/16 – 10/23
+ Red-headed Woodpecker – 7 (4) || 1 each on seven days || 9/7 – 10/4
+ Red-bellied Woodpecker – 234 (42) || 50 on 10/5 || 8/22 – 10/27
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker – 66 (87) || 9 on 9/30 || 9/25 – 10/20
Downy Woodpecker – 4 (5) || 2 on 9/27 and 10/5 || 9/27 – 10/5
Hairy Woodpecker – 1 (1) || 1 on 10/5
Northern Flicker – 2170 (2806) || 744 on 9/24 || 9/10 – 10/25
Olive-sided Flycatcher – 1 (1) || 1 on 8/29
+ Eastern Wood-Pewee – 41 (31) || 5 on 9/29 and 9/30 || 8/29 – 10/9
Least Flycatcher – 1 (1) || 1 on 8/16
– Alder Flycatcher – 0 (1)
“Traill’s” Flycatcher – 1 (0) || 1 on 8/28
+ Empidonax sp. – 24 (10) || 4 on 8/16 and 9/7 || 8/16 – 10/8
+ Eastern Phoebe – 126 (46) || 48 on 10/5 || 9/11 – 10/23
Great Crested Flycatcher – 1 (1) || 1 on 8/19
– Western Kingbird – 0 (1)
– Eastern Kingbird – 403 (2029) || 77 on 9/9 || 8/16 – 9/24
Yellow-throated Vireo – 1 (0) || 1 on 9/30
Blue-headed Vireo – 8 (8) || 2 on 10/23 || 9/24 – 10/27
– Warbling Vireo – 2 (5) || 1 on 8/18 and 8/24
+ Red-eyed Vireo – 399 (247) || 62 on 9/24 || 8/22 – 10/21
+ Horned Lark – 6 (4) || 2 on 10/15 and 10/20 || 10/15 – 10/23
+ Red-breasted Nuthatch – 3255 (408) || 427 on 10/5 || 8/19 – 10/27
+ White-breasted Nuthatch – 66 (9) || 22 on 10/21 || 9/24 – 10/24
+ Brown Creeper – 37 (7) || 12 on 10/17 || 10/5 – 10/24
Golden-crowned Kinglet – 230 (252) || 62 on 10/22 || 9/30 – 10/24
– Ruby-crowned Kinglet – 111 (319) || 20 on 10/5 || 9/16 – 10/23
kinglet sp. – 26 (71) || 5 on 10/23 || 10/1 – 10/23
+ Blue-gray Gnatcatcher – 497 (316) || 313 on 8/16 || 8/16 – 10/5
Eastern Bluebird – 12 (not enough data) || 6 on 10/20 || 10/18 – 10/25
Veery – 2 (2) || 1 each on 9/6 and 9/11 || 9/6 – 9/11
* Swainson’s Thrush – 3 (0) || 2 on 9/30 || 9/17 – 9/30
– Catharus sp. – 6 (3) || 4 on 10/5 || 10/1 – 10/17
– American Robin – 51,977 (69,459) || 12,365 on 10/25 || 8/16 – 10/27
Northern Mockingbird – 22 (20) || 4 on 8/16 || 8/16 – 10/2
American Pipit – 163 (134) || 32 on 10/17 || 9/24 – 10/27
+ Cedar Waxwing – 9559 (4141) || 1235 on 10/24 || 8/16 – 10/27
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– Yellow-rumped Warbler – 74,564 (109,323) || 31,117 on 10/21 || 8/16 – 10/27
warbler sp. – 26,230 (20,147) || 7809 on 10/5 || 8/16 – 10/25
American Redstart – 3372 (3705) || 726 on 9/6 || 8/16 – 10/16
+ Blackpoll Warbler – 2445 (1462) || 1068 on 9/29 || 8/29 – 10/27
+ Northern Parula – 2305 (1630) || 298 on 9/10 || 8/23 – 10/23
– Palm Warbler – 1915 (3083) || 389 on 10/5 || 9/2 – 10/27
+ Northern Waterthrush – 916 (703) || 140 on 9/6 || 8/16 – 10/12
Black-and-white Warbler – 551 (481) || 56 on 9/10 and 9/24 || 8/16 – 10/25
– Black-throated Blue Warbler – 486 (711) || 88 on 9/30 || 8/22 – 10/23
Yellow Warbler – 435 (424) || 53 on 8/30 || 8/16 – 10/11
Black-throated Green Warbler – 157 (162) || 67 on 10/5 || 8/16 – 10/17
“Baypoll” Warbler – 154 (131) || 109 on 10/5 || 9/7 – 10/5
+ Tennessee Warbler – 148 (68) || 23 on 9/17 || 8/29 – 10/24
– Cape May Warbler – 110 (171) || 20 on 9/10 || 8/25 – 10/21
Magnolia Warbler – 93 (115) || 10 on 9/24, 9/29, 10/5 || 8/29 – 10/21
Chestnut-sided Warbler – 60 (51) || 15 on 8/29 || 8/19 – 9/30
Prairie Warbler – 43 (43) || 5 on 8/19 and 8/30 || 8/16 – 10/5
– Blackburnian Warbler – 36 (52) || 5 on 8/16 || 8/16 – 10/5
+ Connecticut
Ovenbird – 25 (24) || 4 on 9/30 || 8/17 – 10/12
Pine Warbler – 23 (24) || 3 on 9/16 and 9/24 || 8/19 – 10/21
– Bay-breasted Warbler – 19 (27) || 4 on 10/5 || 9/6 – 10/6
+ Common Yellowthroat – 15 (1) || 8 on 9/30 || 9/6 – 10/21
Tennessee/Nashville Warbler – 11 (not enough data) || 6 on 10/7 || 10/7 – 10/23
+ Worm-eating Warbler – 10 (6) || 2 on 8/22 || 8/16 – 9/16
+ Louisiana
– Wilson’s Warbler – 5 (8) || 1 each on five days || 8/19 – 9/30
– Blue-winged Warbler – 3 (12) || 1 on 8/17, 8/29, and 9/6 || 8/17 – 9/6
– Prothonotary Warbler – 2 (6) || 1 on 8/20 and 8/25 || 8/20 – 8/25
Golden-winged/“Brewster’s” Warbler – 2 (0) || 1 each on 8/29 and 9/6 || 8/29 – 9/6
Golden-winged Warbler – 1 (1) || 1 on 8/25
+ “Brewster’s” Warbler – 1 (0) || 1 on 8/29
Hooded Warbler – 1 (1) || 1 on 8/29
Yellow-throated Warbler – 1 (1) || 1 on 8/16
* Mourning Warbler – 1 (0) || 1 on 9/30
* Kentucky
– Orange-crowned Warbler – 0 (1)
– Cerulean Warbler – 0 (1)
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+ Summer Tanager – 4 (2) || 3 on 9/16 || 8/29 – 9/16
Scarlet Tanager – 94 (87) || 25 on 9/24 || 8/29 – 10/8
– Chipping Sparrow – 82 (653) || 18 on 10/23 || 9/16 – 10/25
Clay-colored Sparrow – 4 (5) || 1 each on four days || 8/27 – 10/21
+ Field Sparrow – 2 (1) || 1 each on 10/5 and 10/27 || 10/5 – 10/27
Vesper Sparrow – 1 (1) || 1 on 10/25
Lark Sparrow – 2 (2) || 2 on 8/29
– Savannah
* White-throated Sparrow – 1 (0) || 1 on 10/16
– White-crowned Sparrow – 0 (2)
sparrow sp. – 6 (231) || 6 on 10/23
– Dark-eyed Junco – 105 (969) || 37 on 10/23 || 9/24 – 10/25
Rose-breasted Grosbeak – 47 (38) || 12 on 9/30 || 8/30 – 10/8
+ Blue Grosbeak – 30 (19) || 6 on 8/16 || 8/16 – 10/8
+ Indigo Bunting – 364 (194) || 75 on 10/1 || 8/16 – 10/12
– Dickcissel – 14 (33) || 2 each on 8/17, 8/29, and 9/11 || 8/17 – 10/25
– Bobolink – 2642 (3707) || 727 on 9/1 || 8/16 – 10/9
Eastern Meadowlark – 228 (284) || 42 on 10/23 || 10/3 – 10/27
Rusty Blackbird – 122 (136) || 84 on 10/23 || 10/5 – 10/25
Boat-tailed Grackle – 53 (45) || 43 on 10/5 || 10/2 – 10/14
Orchard Oriole – 4 (6) || 1 each on four days || 8/16 – 9/9
Baltimore Oriole – 260 (525) || 174 on 8/29 || 8/16 – 10/8
Purple Finch – 475 (420) || 78 on 10/11 || 8/29 – 10/27
House Finch – 515 (not enough data) || 180 on 10/24 || 8/20 – 10/27
+ Pine Siskin – 3782 (138) || 1129 on 10/7 || 9/30 – 10/27
House Sparrow – 131 (not enough data) || 49 on 8/22 || 8/21 – 10/25
Total = 192,814
Cape May Hawk Watch - 2 November 2012
Cape May Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 02, 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 61 Turkey Vulture 3 25 387 Osprey 15 22 2757 Bald Eagle 3 5 274 Northern Harrier 30 58 957 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1191 2210 16467 Cooper's Hawk 90 182 3032 Northern Goshawk 0 1 5 Red-shouldered Hawk 16 20 82 Broad-winged Hawk 1 3 669 Red-tailed Hawk 30 33 358 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 1 2 2 American Kestrel 59 69 5401 Merlin 37 50 1855 Peregrine Falcon 4 7 1149 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 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2 Total: 1480 2687 33458 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:15:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9.67 hours Official Counter: Tom Reed Observers: Weather: Cool, breezy and mostly cloudy. Winds from the W/WNW throughout, 10-20mph. Scattered showers during the last two hours. Raptor Observations: Another good SSHA flight, with numbers building through the early afternoon. Also a decent number of AMKE for the date. The season's 2nd GOEA appeared with yesterday's bird at 11:36am (EDT). Non-raptor Observations: Another spectacular AM songbird flight-- American Robin (75,000++?), Cedar Waxwing (3,000+), Yellow-rumped Warbler (900+), Eastern Bluebird (400+), Purple Finch (150+), Pine Siskin (1500+), White-winged Crossbill (2), Evening Grosbeak (1), Indigo Bunting (1), House Finch (350+), Red-winged Blackbird (~2,000), Tennessee Warbler (1), Blackpoll Warbler (5), Eastern Meadowlark (15) Also-- Cave Swallow (4), Barn Swallow (2), Chimney Swift (2+), Lesser Black-backed Gull (1), possible Ross's Goose (1) Predictions: Continued cool with more sunshine. Winds from the NW, 10-15mph.