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Date: 11/9/25 12:03 pm From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: [de-birds] Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch (09 Nov 2025) 16 Raptors
Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch Lewes, Delaware, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 09, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 42 114 Turkey Vulture 8 90 473 Osprey 3 57 3050 Bald Eagle 2 88 356 Northern Harrier 1 24 208 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 84 970 Cooper's Hawk 1 28 284 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 4 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 2 Red-tailed Hawk 0 17 50 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 2 4 American Kestrel 0 2 520 Merlin 0 20 426 Peregrine Falcon 0 5 160 Unknown Accipitrine 0 2 7 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 2 13 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 14 Mississippi Kite 0 0 1 Total: 16 464 6656 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 5 hours Official Counter: Greg Gough Observers: Susan Gruver, Tom Stock Visitors: Thank you to Greg and Tom for their help And to Samantha Melanson, President of Blue Hen Bird Club at Univ. of Delaware Weather: wind SE/ESE/S at 8-11 mph, temp 17-19C, clcv 100/90/60 %, visb 10k Raptor Observations: T. Vultures, Bald Eagle, Harrier, Sharp-shinned and Cooper's Hawks Non-raptor Observations: ISLAND GULL, Gannet, B. Pelican, 12- White-Winged Scoters Predictions: partly cloudy, high of 50, Wind WNW 15-25 ======================================================================== Report submitted by Susan Gruver (<srgruver...>) 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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