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Date: 11/4/25 12:37 pm From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: [de-birds] Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch (04 Nov 2025) 101 Raptors
Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch Lewes, Delaware, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 04, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 17 26 98 Turkey Vulture 32 44 427 Osprey 7 35 3028 Bald Eagle 16 39 307 Northern Harrier 4 12 196 Sharp-shinned Hawk 14 61 947 Cooper's Hawk 3 21 277 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 1 4 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 2 Red-tailed Hawk 4 9 42 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 2 American Kestrel 0 1 519 Merlin 2 11 417 Peregrine Falcon 0 2 157 Unknown Accipitrine 0 1 6 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 1 1 12 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 14 Mississippi Kite 0 0 1 Total: 101 264 6456 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, Tom Stock Visitors: Thanks to Sue, Heidi, Tom, Quentin, and Ashley for helping with the count today! Visitors 10 Weather: Partly cloudy, temp 15C, gusty WNW, NW wind 15mph, visb 23km Raptor Observations: Vultures moving through, several Osprey, 16 Bald Eagles, a few Harrier, Sharp-shinned and Cooper’s Hawks, a Red-shouldered and a few Red-tailed Hawks, 2 Merlin. Most raptors coming in far to the south and SW in the gusty winds. Non-raptor Observations: Horned Lark, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Am Pipit. Monarch 4 Predictions: Sunny, high 68F, SSW wind 15-20mph ======================================================================== 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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