Date: 10/4/25 3:10 pm
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: [de-birds] Ashland Nature Center (04 Oct 2025) 48 Raptors
Ashland Nature Center
Hockessin, Delaware, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 04, 2025
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 14 63 218
Osprey 2 6 125
Bald Eagle 5 25 125
Northern Harrier 3 8 54
Sharp-shinned Hawk 10 61 382
Cooper's Hawk 6 30 96
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 8 24
Broad-winged Hawk 0 42 3718
Red-tailed Hawk 4 15 40
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 2 24 178
Merlin 0 3 28
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 5
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: 48 286 4993
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours

Official Counter: David Brown

Observers: Chase Wilkinson, Kim Steininger, Lana Glass, Mike Fowles

Visitors:
20


Weather:
Blue skies except for a partial cirrus layer moving in throughout the day.
Light and variable winds, settling into WSW. Chilly in the early morning
then becoming very warm.

Raptor Observations:
Decent variety, but small totals. A trickle of Turkey Vultures. Two
Ospreys. Ten sharpies, three harriers. Small numbers of other expect
species. A mix of high and low altitude migrants. Tough spotting with the
blue skies.

Non-raptor Observations:
Morning hike: 2 Common Ravens, Brown Creeper,
https://ebird.org/checklist/S277153476

Hawk Watch: 2 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, 2 Northern Rough-winged Swallows,
Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Indigo Bunting, 11 monarchs.
https://ebird.org/checklist/S277285634

New species for season: Brown Creeper

Predictions:
Tomorrow: Sunny. Very warm. High 81F. Winds SW at 5-10mph. Similar to today
and would expect similar results.

Monday: Sunny. High 81F. Winds SSW at 5-10mph. Similar conditions again.

Tuesday: Partly cloudy then cloudy. High around 80F. Winds SSW at 10-15mph.
Expect light migration.
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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/4030/20251004



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