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Date: 10/31/24 1:33 pm From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: [de-birds] Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch (31 Oct 2024) 73 Raptors
Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch Lewes, Delaware, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 31, 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 86 98 Turkey Vulture 24 541 555 Osprey 4 995 3689 Bald Eagle 6 234 337 Northern Harrier 1 185 313 Sharp-shinned Hawk 21 662 1284 Cooper's Hawk 11 216 330 American Goshawk 0 1 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 6 8 Broad-winged Hawk 0 6 8 Red-tailed Hawk 2 55 60 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 337 699 Merlin 3 217 431 Peregrine Falcon 0 143 201 Unknown Accipiter 1 13 20 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: 73 3725 8082 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Jennifer Ottinger Observers: Greg Gough, Susan Gruver Visitors: Thanks to Sue and Greg for helping with the count today! Visitors 14 Weather: Clear skies all day, warm temp 20-28C, gusty westerly winds WSW,W,Variable 10-15mph, visb 20km Raptor Observations: A decent Turkey Vulture and Sharp-shinned count, a few Osprey, 6 Bald Eagles, a few Cooper's and Red-tailed Hawks, and a couple Merlin. Non-raptor Observations: Greater Scaup, Dunlin, N Gannet (153), Chipping Sparrow. Monarch 3 Predictions: Cloudy with a high of 74F, gusty SW winds 15-20mph ======================================================================== 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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