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Date: 9/13/25 2:57 pm From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: [de-birds] Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch (13 Sep 2025) 149 Raptors
Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch Lewes, Delaware, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 13, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 19 19 Osprey 89 680 680 Bald Eagle 4 27 27 Northern Harrier 0 6 6 Sharp-shinned Hawk 20 50 50 Cooper's Hawk 6 22 22 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 0 1 1 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 19 113 113 Merlin 8 71 71 Peregrine Falcon 1 10 10 Unknown Accipitrine 1 1 1 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 1 1 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 1 2 2 Total: 149 1003 1003 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 7.5 hours Official Counter: Jennifer Ottinger Observers: Chuck Root, Heidi McGrue, Kevin Bronson, Susan Gruver, Tom Stock Visitors: Thanks to Sue, Heidi, Kevin, Tom, Chuck, and Emily for helping with the count today! Visitors 29 Weather: Partly cloudy, temp 23-25C, very light E,SE,ESE winds 5mph, visb 20km Raptor Observations: Osprey continue to move through in good numbers, 4 Bald Eagles, a decent Sharp-shinned flight, Cooper's Hawks and good numbers of Kestrel and Merlin, one Peregrine. Non-raptor Observations: Black-bellied Plover, Greater Yellowlegs, Brown Pelican, White-breasted Nuthatch, Brown-headed Nuthatch, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Bobolink, Pine Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, Redstart. Monarch 2 Predictions: Sunny, high 78F, W wind turning SE in the afternoon, 5mph. ======================================================================== 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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