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Date: 10/3/25 3:59 pm From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: [de-birds] Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch (03 Oct 2025) 78 Raptors
Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch Lewes, Delaware, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 03, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 2 2 Turkey Vulture 10 20 41 Osprey 24 161 2563 Bald Eagle 7 19 121 Northern Harrier 2 7 81 Sharp-shinned Hawk 19 23 568 Cooper's Hawk 5 7 137 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 2 Red-tailed Hawk 1 1 4 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 1 1 American Kestrel 7 30 422 Merlin 1 13 283 Peregrine Falcon 2 8 116 Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 3 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 2 10 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 6 Mississippi Kite 0 0 1 Total: 78 294 4361 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Jennifer Ottinger Observers: Autumn Heil, Heidi McGrue, John Barczewski, Steve McInnis, Steve Minner, Susan Gruver Visitors: Thanks to Sue, Heidi, Steve McInnis, Autumn, Steve M. and John B. for helping with the count today! I appreciate seeing John - it's been a long time! Visitors 4 Weather: Partly cloudy, temp 19C, WNW,E,SE wind 5mph, visb 20km Raptor Observations: A few Turkey Vultures, several Osprey, 7 Bald Eagles, a couple of Harriers, 19 Sharp-shinned and 5 Cooper's Hawks, a Red-tailed and a few Kestrel, Merlin and Peregrine. Non-raptor Observations: Great Blue Heron, Kingfisher, Brown-headed Nuthatch, Chipping Sparrow. Monarch 2 Predictions: Sunny, high 76F W wind 5mph turning SE in the afternoon. ======================================================================== 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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