Wildcat Ridge, Hibernia, NJ, Oct. 22, 2012, 14 Raptors

Wildcat Ridge
Hibernia, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 22, 2012

Species Day Month Season
Black Vulture 0 28 28
Turkey Vulture 0 44 44
Osprey 0 43 138
Bald Eagle 0 19 88
Northern Harrier 0 6 16
Sharp-shinned Hawk 11 275 739
Cooper’s Hawk 0 53 134
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 11 14
Broad-winged Hawk 0 4 5904
Red-tailed Hawk 3 21 26
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 26 82
Merlin 0 6 16
Peregrine Falcon 0 5 7
Unknown Raptor 0 0 8
Total: 14 541 7244

Observation start time: 08:30:00
Observation end time: 13:30:00
Total observation time: 5 hours

Official Counter: Kevin McCarthy
Observers:
Visitors:
11

Weather:
Temp: 56 – 67 degrees F. Wind 3 – 7 mph from NW. Sunny, no clouds.
Visibility 3 increasing to 7 miles with haze beyond.

Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Kevin McCarthy
Wildcat Ridge – New Jersey information may be found at:
http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/wldcthwk.htm

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