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Date: 10/26/24 2:30 pm From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: [de-birds] Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch (26 Oct 2024) 120 Raptors
Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch Lewes, Delaware, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 26, 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 7 84 96 Turkey Vulture 11 426 440 Osprey 4 977 3671 Bald Eagle 8 190 293 Northern Harrier 37 168 296 Sharp-shinned Hawk 21 603 1225 Cooper's Hawk 7 193 307 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 5 7 Broad-winged Hawk 0 6 8 Red-tailed Hawk 2 49 54 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 9 334 696 Merlin 10 213 427 Peregrine Falcon 2 141 199 Unknown Accipiter 2 12 19 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 6 9 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 21 37 Mississippi Kite 0 1 2 Total: 120 3429 7786 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 7.5 hours Official Counter: Jennifer Ottinger Observers: Bruce Peterjohn, Kevin Bronson, Susan Gruver, Tom Stock Visitors: Thanks to Sue, Bruce, Heidi, Tom and Kevin for helping with the count today! Visitors 18 Weather: Clear then partly cloudy in the afternoon, temp 17-20C, gusty northerly winds NNW,N,NNE 10-15mph, visb 20km Raptor Observations: Vultures, a few Osprey, 8 Bald Eagles, a great Harrier count, good numbers of Sharp-shinned, a few Cooper's, Red-tailed and several Kestrel, Merlin and a couple of Peregrine. Non-raptor Observations: Brant, N Pintail, GW Teal, Lesser Scaup, Greater Scaup, Black Scoter (4594), Surf Scoter (2410), Red-breasted Merganser, Bonaparte's Gull, Gannet (207), Horned Lark, Swainson's Thrush, Hermit Thrush, Purple Finch. Monarch 14 Predictions: Sunny and cooler, High 59F, N,NNE wind 5-10mph ======================================================================== Report submitted by Jen Ottinger (<Jottinger.co...>) More site information at hawkcount.org: https://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=169 List archives: https://lists.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=DE-BIRDS List help: <DE-BIRDS-request...>

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