Wildcat Ridge
Hibernia, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 16, 2013
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Vulture | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 8 | 43 | 50 |
| Bald Eagle | 6 | 22 | 26 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 28 | 133 | 133 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 1 | 18 | 18 |
| Northern Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 2011 | 3285 | 3286 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Merlin | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown Raptor | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| Total: | 2057 | 3529 | 3544 |
Observation start time: 07:45:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 9.25 hours
Official Counter: Pete Wilner
Observers: Cliff M., Richard K.,Ed G., Fred V., Mike L, Rick S.,
Stan G., Gary H., Bonnie G.
Visitors:
Visitors = 10 including Janet, Evelyn and Jeff.
Weather:
Temperature 57-68F, variable cloud cover 100-30-100%, visibility variable
5-35 miles, wind from the SW @ 5 mph.
Light rain in the morning giving way to clear skies that then clouded up
and stalled.
Raptor Observations:
Slow start with a few groups of BWs. When the sun broke through so did the
BWs with several kettles from 11-2:30 (DST). The fight shut down when the
cloud cover returned to 100%. Several late day (5PM DST) and low altitude
kettles of BWs brought us another 400+ migrants.
Non-raptor Observations:
Several songbird species, Gold Finch, Tanager, Raven, Black Throated Green,
Red Eyed Vireo, catbird, Cedar Waxwings and blue 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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