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Date: 10/2/25 1:35 pm From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: [de-birds] Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch (02 Oct 2025) 109 Raptors
Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch Lewes, Delaware, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 02, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 1 2 2 Turkey Vulture 5 10 31 Osprey 76 137 2539 Bald Eagle 8 12 114 Northern Harrier 2 5 79 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 4 549 Cooper's Hawk 1 2 132 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 0 1 1 American Kestrel 8 23 415 Merlin 3 12 282 Peregrine Falcon 2 6 114 Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 3 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 1 2 10 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 6 Mississippi Kite 0 0 1 Total: 109 216 4283 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Jennifer Ottinger Observers: Greg Gough, Heidi McGrue, Susan Gruver, Vincent Gambal Visitors: Thanks to Sue, Heidi, Vince & Greg for helping with the count! Thanks to David and Diane Weber for stopping by! Visitors 26 Weather: Partly cloudy, temp 19C, E wind 10-15mph, visb 20km Raptor Observations: A few vultures, a good Osprey flight, 8 Bald Eagles, a couple of Harrier, Sharp-shinned, and Cooper’s hawks, several Kestrel, Merlin and Peregrines. Non-raptor Observations: Common Loon, Parasitic Jaeger, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Eastern Meadowlark, Ruby-crowned Kinglet. Monarch 2 Predictions: Partly cloudy, high 70F with light winds. ======================================================================== 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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