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Date: 9/14/25 1:20 pm From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: [de-birds] Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch (14 Sep 2025) 56 Raptors
Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch Lewes, Delaware, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 14, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 19 19 Osprey 44 724 724 Bald Eagle 2 29 29 Northern Harrier 0 6 6 Sharp-shinned Hawk 6 56 56 Cooper's Hawk 3 25 25 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 0 113 113 Merlin 0 71 71 Peregrine Falcon 0 10 10 Unknown Accipitrine 0 1 1 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 1 1 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 1 3 3 Total: 56 1059 1059 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 12:30:00 Total observation time: 4.5 hours Official Counter: Bruce Peterjohn, Susan Gruver Observers: Ann Dinkel, Sharon Borton, Susan Gruver, Tom Stock Visitors: Thank you to Bruce, Tom, Ann, Sharon, Art and Rudy for their help today 8 visitors Weather: wind SE/S/SSE/E at 1-6 mph, temp 19-24 c., visb 10-20., clcv 30-60% Raptor Observations: Osprey, B. Eagles, Sharp-shinned Hawks, Cooper's Hawks Non-raptor Observations: B. Pelican, N. Gannet, Hairy Woodpecker, RB Nuthatch Predictions: high 75, Wind ENE at 10-20, Cloudy and sunny, 15% chance of rain ======================================================================== 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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