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Counter: Chris Brown
Red-throated Loon - 1
Common Loon - 9
Northern Gannet - 721
Great Cormorant - 1
Double-crested Cormorant - 2151
Great Blue Heron - 2
Brant - 26
Canada Goose - 28
American Wigeon - 4
American Black Duck - 5
Mallard - 1
Ring-necked Duck - 4
Greater Scaup - 2
Black Scoter - 907
Surf Scoter - 671
dark-winged scoter - 174
Parasitic Jaeger - 2
Laughing Gull - 708
Ring-billed Gull - 9
Herring Gull - 41
Great Black-backed Gull - 40
Forster's Tern - 546
Royal Tern - 9
Brown Pelican - 18
dabbler, sp. - 3
American Oystercatcher - 65
Common Tern - 1
Caspian Tern - 1
Counter: Jessie Barry
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 8 32 32
Turkey Vulture 44 251 251
Osprey 15 851 1517
Bald Eagle 6 85 168
Northern Harrier 18 401 719
Sharp-shinned Hawk 590 4551 9536
Cooper's Hawk 202 1809 1872
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 5 22 23
Broad-winged Hawk 9 327 478
Red-tailed Hawk 2 58 131
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 168 1146 4478
Merlin 101 668 1229
Peregrine Falcon 10 1048 1241
Unknown 0 0 1
Total: 1178 10529 21677
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Counter: Sam Galick
Northern Flicker- 1
American Robin- 57
Yellow-rumped Warbler- 132
Scarlet Tanager- 1
Chipping Sparrow- 4
Eastern Meadowlark- 7
Total Birds: 211
Counter: Ken Behrens
Common Loon - 2
Northern Gannet - 1432
Double-crested Cormorant - 1
Black Scoter - 142
Surf Scoter - 481
Parasitic Jaeger - 2
Laughing Gull - 5787
Ring-billed Gull - 26
Herring Gull - 110
Great Black-backed Gull - 18
Forster's Tern - 844
Royal Tern - 43
Counter: Jessie Barry
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 24 24
Turkey Vulture 0 207 207
Osprey 1 836 1502
Bald Eagle 0 79 162
Northern Harrier 0 383 701
Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 3961 8946
Cooper's Hawk 1 887 1670
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 17 18
Broad-winged Hawk 0 318 469
Red-tailed Hawk 0 56 129
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 0 978 4310
Merlin 3 567 1128
Peregrine Falcon 3 1038 1231
Unknown 0 0 1
Total: 12 9351 20499
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Counter: Chris Brown
Northern Flicker- 3
American Robin- 66
Yellow-rumped Warbler- 115
Total Birds: 194
Counter: Ken Behrens
Red-throated Loon - 4
Common Loon - 26
Northern Gannet - 879
Great Cormorant - 1
Double-crested Cormorant - 1611
Great Egret - 1
American Black Duck - 1
Green-winged Teal - 7
Lesser Scaup - 6
Black Scoter - 419
Surf Scoter - 2338
Parasitic Jaeger - 14
Laughing Gull - 3983
Bonaparte's Gull - 1
Ring-billed Gull - 10
Herring Gull - 36
Forster's Tern - 252
Royal Tern - 22
Monarch - 3
Brown Pelican - 33
Common Tern - 1
Counter: Chris Brown
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 24 24
Turkey Vulture 0 207 207
Osprey 0 835 1501
Bald Eagle 0 79 162
Northern Harrier 5 383 701
Sharp-shinned Hawk 76 3957 8942
Cooper's Hawk 18 886 1669
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 17 18
Broad-winged Hawk 0 318 469
Red-tailed Hawk 0 56 129
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 4 978 4310
Merlin 4 564 1125
Peregrine Falcon 15 1035 1228
Unknown 0 0 1
Total: 124 9339 20487
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Counter: Sam Galick
Red-bellied Woodpecker- 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker- 2
Northern Flicker- 26
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 3
American Robin- 145
American Pipit- 2
Northern Parula- 1
Cape May Warbler- 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler- 1018
Blackpoll Warbler- 4
Black and White Warbler- 1
Savannah Sparrow- 3
Bobolink- 2
Purple Finch- 1
Pine Siskin- 1
Total Birds: 1212
Counter: Ken Behrens
Red-throated Loon - 5
Common Loon - 10
Northern Gannet - 172
Great Cormorant - 1
Double-crested Cormorant - 1263
Great Blue Heron - 1
Great Egret - 1
Wood Duck - 6
American Wigeon - 35
American Black Duck - 20
Mallard- 2
Northern Pintail - 2
Green-winged Teal - 673
Greater Scaup - 1
Lesser Scaup - 4
Black Scoter - 1057
Surf Scoter - 2578
White-winged Scoter - 1
Red-breasted Merganser - 7
Parasitic Jaeger - 1
Laughing Gull - 5426
Bonaparte's Gull - 1
Ring-billed Gull - 16
Herring Gull - 16
Great Black-backed Gull - 5
Forster's Tern - 409
Royal Tern - 11
Brown Pelican - 31
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1
Counter: Jessie Barry
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 24 24
Turkey Vulture 0 207 207
Osprey 7 835 1501
Bald Eagle 4 79 162
Northern Harrier 3 378 696
Sharp-shinned Hawk 148 3881 8866
Cooper's Hawk 11 868 1651
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 3 15 16
Broad-winged Hawk 2 318 469
Red-tailed Hawk 2 56 129
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 2 974 4306
Merlin 9 560 1121
Peregrine Falcon 37 1020 1213
Unknown 0 0 1
Total: 228 9215 20363
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Counter: Sam Galick
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker- 2
Northern Flicker- 5
American Robin- 116
Yellow Warbler- 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler- 1173
Blackpoll Warbler- 2
Indigo Bunting- 1
Red-headed Woodpecker- 1
Western Kingbird- 1
Total Birds: 1302
This past weekend brought the largest numbers of Monarchs through Cape May this fall. A cold front caused Monarchs to accumulate all throughout Cape May County, especially along the coast. As Monarchs waited for conditions to change, they feasted on the seaside goldenrod, which is just coming out of full bloom (photo to the left).
Counter: Chris Brown
Red-throated Loon - 9
Common Loon - 41
Northern Gannet - 113
Great Cormorant - 2
Double-crested Cormorant - 7854
Great Blue Heron - 71
Brant - 37
Canada Goose - 118
Wood Duck - 30
Gadwall - 1
American Wigeon - 16
American Black Duck - 68
Mallard- 5
Northern Pintail - 55
Green-winged Teal - 257
Ring-necked Duck - 2
Greater Scaup - 19
Lesser Scaup - 22
scaup, sp. - 7
Common Eider - 4
Long-tailed Duck - 1
Black Scoter - 294
Surf Scoter - 1684
dark-winged scoter - 63
Red-breasted Merganser - 3
Parasitic Jaeger - 2
Laughing Gull - 481
Bonaparte's Gull - 6
Ring-billed Gull - 26
Herring Gull - 50
Great Black-backed Gull - 55
Black-legged Kittiwake - 1
Forster's Tern - 221
Royal Tern - 76
Monarch - 40
Brown Pelican - 30
Common Tern - 3
Harlequin Duck - 2
Cackling Goose - 1
Counter: Jessie Barry
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 24 24
Turkey Vulture 0 207 207
Osprey 16 828 1494
Bald Eagle 5 75 158
Northern Harrier 21 375 693
Sharp-shinned Hawk 234 3733 8718
Cooper's Hawk 81 857 1640
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 4 12 13
Broad-winged Hawk 25 316 467
Red-tailed Hawk 9 54 127
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 3 972 4304
Merlin 8 551 1112
Peregrine Falcon 26 983 1176
Unknown 0 0 1
Total: 432 8987 20135
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Counter: Sam Galick
Red-bellied Woodpecker- 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3
Northern Flicker- 28
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 42
Golden-crowned Kinglet- 5
American Robin- 136
Yellow-rumped Warbler- 2197
Blackpoll Warbler- 3
Warbler sp.- 2990
Scarlet Tanager- 1
Chipping Sparrow- 2
Indigo Bunting- 2
Eastern Meadowlark- 18
Baltimore Oriole- 1
Red-headed Woodpecker- 1
White-breasted Nuthatch- 1
Total Birds: 5493
Counter: Chris Brown
Red-throated Loon - 8
Common Loon - 16
Horned Grebe - 1
Northern Gannet - 29
Great Cormorant - 4
Double-crested Cormorant - 5291
Great Blue Heron - 8
Snowy Egret - 40
Canada Goose - 60
Wood Duck - 6
Gadwall - 4
American Wigeon - 1
American Black Duck - 19
Northern Pintail - 12
Green-winged Teal - 204
Lesser Scaup - 5
scaup, sp. - 5
Black Scoter - 433
Surf Scoter - 545
dark-winged scoter - 92
Parasitic Jaeger - 1
Laughing Gull - 769
Bonaparte's Gull - 3
Ring-billed Gull - 103
Herring Gull - 328
Forster's Tern - 686
Royal Tern - 20
Brown Pelican - 27
dabbler, sp. - 8
Aythya, sp. - 16
Caspian Tern - 9
Counter: Jessie Barry
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 3 24 24
Turkey Vulture 24 207 207
Osprey 11 812 1478
Bald Eagle 4 70 153
Northern Harrier 9 354 672
Sharp-shinned Hawk 168 3499 8484
Cooper's Hawk 65 776 1559
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 8 9
Broad-winged Hawk 32 291 442
Red-tailed Hawk 12 45 118
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 2 969 4301
Merlin 6 543 1104
Peregrine Falcon 5 957 1150
Unknown 0 0 1
Total: 343 8555 19703
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Counter: Sam Galick
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker- 1
Northern Flicker- 23
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 40
American Robin- 166
Yellow-rumped Warbler- 860
Palm Warbler- 25
Blackpoll Warbler- 14
Warbler sp.- 3680
Blue Grosbeak- 1
Indigo Bunting- 10
Bobolink- 2
Rusty Blackbird- 2
Eastern Meadowlark- 10
Total Birds: 4942
Counter: Ken Behrens
Red-throated Loon - 3
Common Loon - 40
Northern Gannet - 141
Great Cormorant - 2
Double-crested Cormorant - 4128
Great Blue Heron - 37
Great Egret - 2
Brant - 37
American Wigeon - 1
American Black Duck - 25
Mallard - 2
Northern Pintail - 6
Green-winged Teal - 6
Black Scoter - 342
Surf Scoter - 158
White-winged Scoter - 10
unidentified scoter - 7
Parasitic Jaeger - 1
Laughing Gull - 4820
Ring-billed Gull - 24
Herring Gull - 457
Great Black-backed Gull - 36
Forster's Tern - 691
Royal Tern - 8
Monarch - 431
Brown Pelican - 10
American Oystercatcher - 120
Belted Kingfisher - 1
Counter: Jessie Barry
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 21 21
Turkey Vulture 0 183 183
Osprey 14 801 1467
Bald Eagle 10 66 149
Northern Harrier 44 345 663
Sharp-shinned Hawk 601 3331 8316
Cooper's Hawk 129 711 1494
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 4 6 7
Broad-winged Hawk 9 259 410
Red-tailed Hawk 13 33 106
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 12 967 4299
Merlin 16 537 1098
Peregrine Falcon 6 952 1145
Unknown 0 0 1
Total: 858 8212 19360
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Counter: Sam Galick
Northern Flicker- 48
Eastern Phoebe- 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 63
American Robin- 1507
Northern Parula- 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler- 3264
Palm Warbler- 186
Blackpoll Warbler- 5
Warbler sp.- 1757
Scarlet Tanager- 4
Indigo Bunting- 9
Bobolink- 1
Total Birds: 6883
- Morning Flight 8-17-2008
- Morning Flight 8-16-2008
- Morning Flight 08-15-2008
- Morning Flight 08-15-2008
- 2007 Sea Watch Totals, Part 1
- 2007 Sea Watch Totals, Part 2
- 2007 Sea Watch Totals, Part 3
- 2007 Sea Watch Totals, Part 4
- Sea Watch Count 12/20/07
- Sea Watch Count 12/19/07
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- 9/2/07 - 9/9/07
- 9/9/07 - 9/16/07
- 9/16/07 - 9/23/07
- 9/23/07 - 9/30/07
- 9/30/07 - 10/7/07
- 10/7/07 - 10/14/07
- 10/14/07 - 10/21/07
- 10/21/07 - 10/28/07
- 10/28/07 - 11/4/07
- 11/4/07 - 11/11/07
- 11/11/07 - 11/18/07
- 11/18/07 - 11/25/07
- 11/25/07 - 12/2/07
- 12/2/07 - 12/9/07
- 12/9/07 - 12/16/07
- 12/16/07 - 12/23/07
- 1/13/08 - 1/20/08
- 8/10/08 - 8/17/08
- 8/17/08 - 8/24/08