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Date: 10/1/25 2:18 pm From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: [de-birds] Ashland Nature Center (01 Oct 2025) 126 Raptors
Ashland Nature Center Hockessin, Delaware, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 01, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 19 19 174 Osprey 2 2 121 Bald Eagle 9 9 109 Northern Harrier 1 1 47 Sharp-shinned Hawk 20 20 341 Cooper's Hawk 13 13 79 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 3 3 19 Broad-winged Hawk 39 39 3715 Red-tailed Hawk 6 6 31 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 14 14 168 Merlin 0 0 25 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 4 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: 126 126 4833 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: David Brown Observers: Daniel Noznisky, Jim Lewis, Laureen Eick-Benson, Richard King Visitors: 12 Weather: Cloudless skies with moderate winds shifting from NNE to NE. Quite cool to start but warmer by the afternoon. Raptor Observations: The wind started the flight early. A good morning flight with a mix of high and low altitude migrants. Slower in the afternoon. Broad-winged Hawks were most numerous with 39 total including several small kettles. A lot of Bald Eagle activity with 9 migrants. A moderate accip flight with 20 sharpies and the highest day for Cooper's Hawks this season with 13. The only falcons were 14 kestrels. Black Vulture '247' was seen again. Non-raptor Observations: 400 Canada Geese, 8 Common Mergansers, 2 Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, Common Raven, 2,000+ Tree Swallows, 3 Red-breasted Nuthatches, Swainson's Thrush, 2 Purple Finches, 2 Lincoln's Sparrow, 2 Swamp Sparrows, 4 Palm Warblers, 4 Yellow-rumped Warblers, 2 Scarlet Tanagers, Indigo Bunting, 12 monarchs. https://ebird.org/checklist/S276714642 New species for season: Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Yellow-rumped Warbler Predictions: Tomorrow: Partly cloudy. High 71F. Winds ENE at 5-10mph. Decent conditions for raptor activity. Expect light to moderate migration. Friday: Partly cloudy. High 72F. Winds SSW at 5-10mph. Expect light to moderate migration. Saturday: Sunny. Very warm. High 79F. Winds light and variable. Expect light to moderate migration. ======================================================================== Report submitted by David Brown (<davidebrownpa...>) Ashland Nature Center information may be found at: www.delnature.org More site information at hawkcount.org: https://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=663 Count data submitted via Trektellen.org - Project info at: http://trektellen.org/count/view/4030/20251001 List archives: https://lists.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=DE-BIRDS List help: <DE-BIRDS-request...>

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