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Date: 9/11/25 3:50 pm From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: [de-birds] Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch (11 Sep 2025) 374 Raptors
Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch Lewes, Delaware, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 11, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 19 19 19 Osprey 265 466 466 Bald Eagle 6 16 16 Northern Harrier 3 3 3 Sharp-shinned Hawk 13 15 15 Cooper's Hawk 6 11 11 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 31 36 36 Merlin 27 31 31 Peregrine Falcon 4 6 6 Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 374 604 604 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 17:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Jennifer Ottinger Observers: Heidi McGrue, Susan Gruver, Tom Stock, Vincent Gambal Visitors: Thanks to Sue, Tom, Heidi and Vince for helping with the count today! Thanks to Richard Julian for stopping by. Visitors 24 Weather: Mostly cloudy, temp 24-26C, light ENE then E winds 5mph, visb 20km Raptor Observations: An impressive late day Osprey flight with 265 total counted throughout the day, one kettle of 19 Turkey Vultures, 6 Bald Eagles, a few Harriers, Sharp-shinned and Cooper's Hawks, a good falcon flight with 31 Kestrel, 27 Merlin and 4 Peregrine. Non-raptor Observations: Kingfisher, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Avocet (20), Red-breasted Nuthatch, Common Yellowthroat. Monarch 7 Predictions: Sunny, high 78F, NE 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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