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Date: 11/18/24 12:13 pm From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: [de-birds] Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch (18 Nov 2024) 13 Raptors
Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch Lewes, Delaware, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 18, 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 20 118 Turkey Vulture 0 206 761 Osprey 0 14 3703 Bald Eagle 3 168 505 Northern Harrier 1 59 372 Sharp-shinned Hawk 8 117 1401 Cooper's Hawk 1 36 366 American Goshawk 0 1 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 10 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 8 Red-tailed Hawk 0 14 74 Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 1 Golden Eagle 0 1 1 American Kestrel 0 5 704 Merlin 0 12 443 Peregrine Falcon 0 3 204 Unknown Accipiter 0 2 22 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 9 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 1 38 Mississippi Kite 0 0 2 Short-eared Owl 0 1 1 Snowy Owl 0 1 1 Total: 13 664 8746 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 12:00:00 Total observation time: 4 hours Official Counter: Bruce Peterjohn Observers: Ann Dinkel, Greg Gough, Ruth Ann Kaufman, Susan Gruver Visitors: Thank you to Bruce, Greg, Ann and Ruthann for their help with the count. visitors- 4 Weather: wind W/WNW/NW at 7-13 mph, temp 12-16C,clcv 20%, visb 20K/ Raptor Observations: slow migration today a few B. Eagles and Sharp-Shinned Hawks, Harrier Non-raptor Observations: B. Pelican, Bluebirds, Kingfisher, Hermit Thrush Predictions: Partly cloudy, wind NNE/NE at 7 mph. high of 57 ======================================================================== 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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