Wildcat Ridge
Hibernia, New Jersey, USA
| Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 15, 2014 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Black Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 0 | 20 | 24 |
| Bald Eagle | 4 | 24 | 29 |
| Northern Harrier | 3 | 10 | 10 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 8 | 49 | 49 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 4 | 25 | 28 |
| Northern Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 2639 | 3544 | 3545 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Kestrel | 3 | 10 | 14 |
| Merlin | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Unknown Raptor | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Total: | 2665 | 3698 | 3718 |
| Observation start time: | 07:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 17:30:00 |
| Total observation time: | 10.5 hours |
| Official Counter | Cliff Miles |
| Observers: | Fred V., Kevin M, Harold L. Rick S., Nora O., Mike L., Stan G. |
Visitors:
Visitors = 10 including Sam from the Great Swamp.
Weather:
Temperature 50-76F, visibility 20 miles, variable cloud cover 5-40-0-50%, Winds shifting from the SW to NE 3-6 mph.
Raptor Observations:
BW streams and kettles started at 9:15(DST) that continued until 13:30(DST. The streams and Kettles were multi-tiered and shifted from the NE to E. At 13:30 (DST) the cloud cover was lost and finding any raptor was fruitless. The 2nd shift of counters arrived when the clouds started building again at 16:30(DST) and again multi-tiered BW streams and kettles were spotted. Some large kettles numbered 107,190 and 209.
Non-raptor Observations:
Night hawks, Blue Jay, Black Capped Chickadee, Titmouse, Gold Finch, Cardinal, Bluebird, Cedar Waxwing, Tanager,Purple FInch, Robin, Indigo Bunting, Ruby Crowned Kinglet, House Wren, Raven, Black and White Warbler.
Predictions:
Morning rain showers with clearing in the afternoon.
Report submitted by Fred Vanderburgh
Wildcat Ridge information may be found at: http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/wldcthwk.htm
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