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Date: 9/21/25 3:50 pm From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: [de-birds] Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch (21 Sep 2025) 198 Raptors
Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch Lewes, Delaware, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 21, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 2 21 21 Osprey 157 1624 1624 Bald Eagle 7 59 59 Northern Harrier 3 32 32 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 471 471 Cooper's Hawk 2 107 107 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 1 1 1 Red-tailed Hawk 0 1 1 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 2 182 182 Merlin 17 154 154 Peregrine Falcon 3 25 25 Unknown Accipitrine 0 3 3 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 1 4 4 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 1 6 6 Total: 198 2690 2690 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:30:00 Total observation time: 8.5 hours Official Counter: Bruce Peterjohn Observers: Ann Dinkel, Kevin Bronson, Sharon Borton, Susan Gruver Visitors: thank you to Bruce, Ann, Sharon and Kevin for their help today. visitors 22 Weather: wind-E/ ENE ay 11-19 mph, temp. 21-22 C., clcv 90-50%,visb 18-20K Raptor Observations: A nice Osprey count, B. Eagles, Merlin, Kestrels, Peregrines Non-raptor Observations: Brant, B. Pelican, Whimbrel, Common Loon Predictions: high of 73,partly cloudy, wind E at 5-10 mph ======================================================================== 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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