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Date: 10/27/24 1:08 pm From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: [de-birds] Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch (27 Oct 2024) 86 Raptors
Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch Lewes, Delaware, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 27, 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 84 96 Turkey Vulture 46 472 486 Osprey 5 982 3676 Bald Eagle 18 208 311 Northern Harrier 8 176 304 Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 607 1229 Cooper's Hawk 2 195 309 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 5 7 Broad-winged Hawk 0 6 8 Red-tailed Hawk 0 49 54 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 2 336 698 Merlin 1 214 428 Peregrine Falcon 0 141 199 Unknown Accipiter 0 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: 86 3515 7872 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Bruce Peterjohn Observers: Ann Dinkel, Sharon Borton, Susan Gruver, Tom Stock Visitors: Thank you to Bruce, Tom, Ann and Sharon for their help with the count. 17 visitors Weather: Wind-NNE/N at 7-15 mph, temp 11-12 C., clcv 5-50%, visb 20k Raptor Observations: 18 B Eagles, 46 bTurkey Vultures, a few Harriers, Sharp-Shinned. Most of the raptors were coming in high from the North/Bay side Non-raptor Observations: Pintails, GW Teal, Wood Duck, Common Golden Eye,A. Wigeon, Predictions: Sunny, NE wind at 2-7 mph, high 64 ======================================================================== Report submitted by Sue Gruver (<srgruver...>) 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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