The Birding Lists Digest

Region: | Jump to : | View All Lists | FAQ

Date: 10/25/25 2:07 pm From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: [de-birds] Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch (25 Oct 2025) 127 Raptors
Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch Lewes, Delaware, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 25, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 8 43 43 Turkey Vulture 45 318 339 Osprey 8 562 2964 Bald Eagle 5 138 240 Northern Harrier 9 95 169 Sharp-shinned Hawk 29 294 839 Cooper's Hawk 17 95 225 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 2 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 2 Red-tailed Hawk 1 22 25 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 1 1 American Kestrel 1 120 512 Merlin 3 123 393 Peregrine Falcon 0 42 150 Unknown Accipitrine 0 2 5 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 3 11 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 1 7 13 Mississippi Kite 0 0 1 Total: 127 1867 5934 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Jennifer Ottinger Observers: Heidi McGrue, Susan Gruver Visitors: Thanks to Sue, Heidi and Maizie for helping with the count today! Thanks to David and Diane Weber for stopping by! Visitors 22 Weather: Partly cloudy turning overcast, temp 16C, very light NNE,ENE winds 5mph, visb 20km Raptor Observations: Mostly Turkey Vultures, a few Osprey, 5 Bald Eagles, several Harriers, a good Sharp-shinned and Cooper's Hawk flight, a Red-tailed, Kestrel and a few Merlin. Non-raptor Observations: DC Cormorant (974), Red-breasted Nuthatch, Winter Wren. Monarch 6 Predictions: Sunny, high 62F, N wind 5mph ======================================================================== 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...>

Join us on Facebook!