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Date: 10/24/25 5:15 pm From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: [de-birds] Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch (24 Oct 2025) 131 Raptors
Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch Lewes, Delaware, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 24, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 9 35 35 Turkey Vulture 48 273 294 Osprey 14 554 2956 Bald Eagle 7 133 235 Northern Harrier 2 86 160 Sharp-shinned Hawk 24 265 810 Cooper's Hawk 5 78 208 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 2 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 2 Red-tailed Hawk 2 21 24 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 1 1 American Kestrel 5 119 511 Merlin 14 120 390 Peregrine Falcon 0 42 150 Unknown Accipitrine 0 2 5 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 1 3 11 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 6 12 Mississippi Kite 0 0 1 Total: 131 1740 5807 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 7.5 hours Official Counter: Jennifer Ottinger Observers: Autumn Heil, Chris Somers, Dianne Annunziata, Heidi McGrue, Jodi McLaughlin, Steve Minner, Susan Gruver Visitors: Thanks to the fantastic crew today including Sue, Heidi, Autumn, Jodi, Steve, Dianne and Chris! Thanks to Greg for stopping by! Visitors 14 Weather: Clear to partly cloudy, temp 15C, WNW, NNW wind 5-10mph, visb 23km Raptor Observations: Birds were coming in very low over the water to the south of the platform. A good Turkey Vulture flight, several Osprey, 7 Bald Eagles, a couple of Harriers, a nice Sharp-shinned flight, a few Cooper's Hawk, Red-tailed and Kestrel, several Merlin. Non-raptor Observations: Wood Duck, White Ibis, Pine Siskin, Barn Swallow, a late Cliff Swallow and Blue-gray Gnatcatcher. Monarch 6 Predictions: Cloudy, high 58F, NW wind 5-15mph ======================================================================== 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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