Wildcat Ridge
Hibernia, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 15, 2013
| Species | Day | Month | Season Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Vulture | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 8 | 35 | 42 |
| Bald Eagle | 3 | 16 | 20 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 45 | 105 | 105 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 9 | 17 | 17 |
| Northern Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 811 | 1274 | 1275 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Kestrel | 4 | 10 | 10 |
| Merlin | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown Raptor | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Total: | 882 | 1472 | 1487 |
Observation start time: 07:30:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 9.5 hours
Official Counter: Cliff Miles
Observers: Ed and Bonnie G., Fred V., Kevin W., Richard K., Nora O.,
Mike L., Peter W., Rick S., Tom G.
Visitors:
Visitors = 115. Including Cub Pack 160, Daisy Scouts, Rusty and Christine,
Amy, John, Franklin and Deena.
Weather:
Temperature 47-71F, 60% high cloud cover, visibility 20 miles, wind from
the NW shifting to SE 3-7 mph.
Raptor Observations:
A good start to the day with a few BW kettles and Sharpies. Then there were
fewer sightings from mid morning to late afternoon with BW’s coming through
in small groups at very high altitudes accounting for 30% of the total
migrants. From 4pm to 6pm (DST) larger BW kettles started coming through
accounting for 70% of the total and still getting altitude.
ABE @ 12:30; 1:50; 4:55 (DST)
We were getting reports from birders in the parking lot that BWs’ were low
in the sky (not counted).
Non-raptor Observations:
Very few song birds.
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Report submitted by Fred Vanderburgh
Wildcat Ridge – New Jersey information may be found at:
http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/wldcthwk.htm
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