Wildcat Ridge
Hibernia, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 28, 2012
| Species | Day | Month | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Vulture | 0 | 28 | 28 |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 44 | 44 |
| Osprey | 0 | 43 | 138 |
| Bald Eagle | 1 | 20 | 89 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 2 | 277 | 741 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 1 | 54 | 135 |
| Northern Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 0 | 11 | 14 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 4 | 5904 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 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: | 4 | 546 | 7249 |
Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 10:30:00
Total observation time: 2.5 hours
Official Counter: Tom Gorman
Observers:
Visitors:
3
Weather:
100% cloud cover with winds gusting to 10 mph from east, northeast which is
the outer bands of hurricane Sandy.
Raptor Observations:
0906 hours one adult Bald Eagle overhead and continued southerly direction.
Non-raptor Observations:
Eight skeins Canada Geese est 450 geese
Predictions:
The next 48-72 hours will be severe winds est 50-80+ mph with torrential
rains caused by Hurricane Sandy and weather to be unpredictable as the
hurricane collides with the nor’easter and another storm front. Barometric
pressure anticipated to be lowest in NJ history of est 27
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Wildcat Ridge – New Jersey information may be found at:
http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/wldcthwk.htm
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