Wildcat Ridge
Hibernia, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 12, 2013
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Vulture | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 0 | 1 | 78 |
| Bald Eagle | 0 | 3 | 53 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 9 | 46 | 371 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 3 | 13 | 56 |
| Northern Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 4312 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 4 | 39 |
| Merlin | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Total: | 13 | 78 | 4955 |
Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Fred Vanderburgh
Observers: Tom G.
Visitors:
Visitors = 76 including the NJ Sierra Club. Most of the visitors were
curious about hawk watching and asked a lot of questions.
Weather:
Temperature 64-72F, breezy NE winds 5-15 mph, visibility 15 miles, variable
cloud cover 65-15%.
Raptor Observations:
A slow day for raptors. Not much was flying by the watch.
Non-raptor Observations:
No songbirds!
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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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