Wildcat Ridge
Hibernia, New Jersey, USA
| Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 19, 2014 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Black Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 1 | 11 | 74 |
| Bald Eagle | 2 | 18 | 65 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 23 | 179 | 345 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 1 | 38 | 108 |
| Northern Goshawk | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 2 | 6465 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 9 | 18 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 39 | 75 |
| Merlin | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Unknown Raptor | 1 | 2 | 17 |
| Total: | 29 | 308 | 7201 |
| Observation start time: | 09:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 15:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 6 hours |
| Official Counter | Fred Vanderburgh |
| Observers: | Nora O., Mike L., Tom G. |
Visitors:
Visitors = 77 including Cub Pack 2 from Cedar Grove.
Weather:
Temperature 51-54F, visibility 5 miles, cloud cover decreasing from 50-0%, Very windy 5 mph gusting to 23 mph.
Raptor Observations:
All migrants at low altitudes and to our SE. Immature BE’s spotted at 1&2:30 pm DST.
Non-raptor Observations:
Report submitted by Fred Vanderburgh
Wildcat Ridge information may be found at: http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/wldcthwk.htm
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