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Date: 10/1/25 4:30 pm From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: [de-birds] Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch (01 Oct 2025) 107 Raptors
Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch Lewes, Delaware, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 01, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 1 1 1 Turkey Vulture 5 5 26 Osprey 61 61 2463 Bald Eagle 4 4 106 Northern Harrier 3 3 77 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 2 547 Cooper's Hawk 1 1 131 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 2 Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 3 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 1 1 1 American Kestrel 15 15 407 Merlin 9 9 279 Peregrine Falcon 4 4 112 Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 3 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 1 1 9 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 6 Mississippi Kite 0 0 1 Total: 107 107 4174 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 7.5 hours Official Counter: Jennifer Ottinger Observers: Susan Gruver Visitors: Thanks Sue for helping with the count today! Visitors 8 Weather: Partly cloudy, temp 18-20C, gusty NE,E wind 15-22mph, visb 20km Raptor Observations: A few vultures, a nice Osprey flight, 4 Bald Eagles, a few Harriers, Sharp-shinned and Cooper's hawks, several Kestrel, Merlin and Peregrine came through in the afternoon, our first Golden Eagle (juvenile) of the season. Non-raptor Observations: Pelican, Glossy Ibis, White Ibis, Great Blue Heron (12), Golden-crowned Kinglet, Pine Warbler. Monarch 10 Predictions: Sunny, high 70F, NE wind 15mph ======================================================================== 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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