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Date: 11/5/25 4:11 pm From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: [de-birds] Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch (05 Nov 2025) 31 Raptors
Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch Lewes, Delaware, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 05, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 26 98 Turkey Vulture 0 44 427 Osprey 5 40 3033 Bald Eagle 8 47 315 Northern Harrier 3 15 199 Sharp-shinned Hawk 6 67 953 Cooper's Hawk 4 25 281 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 4 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 2 Red-tailed Hawk 2 11 44 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 2 American Kestrel 1 2 520 Merlin 2 13 419 Peregrine Falcon 0 2 157 Unknown Accipitrine 0 1 6 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 1 12 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 14 Mississippi Kite 0 0 1 Total: 31 295 6487 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Jennifer Ottinger Observers: Debbie Blair, Greg Gough, Jodi McLaughlin, Susan Gruver, Tom Stock Visitors: Thanks to Sue, Greg, Tom, Jodi and Debbie for helping with the count today! Thanks to Matt Wiggins for stopping by! Visitors 7 Weather: Partly cloudy then clear, temp 20C, gusty WSW,SW winds 15-20mph, visb 23km Raptor Observations: A few Osprey, 8 Bald Eagles, a few Harriers, Sharp-shinned and Cooper's Hawks, 2 Red-tailed, a Kestrel and 2 Merlin. Non-raptor Observations: Lots of ducks moving through in the morning: Wood Duck, Am Black Duck, Northern Pintail, Green-winged Teal, Ring-necked Duck, Greater Scaup, Lesser Scaup, Surf Scoter, Black Scoter, Long-tailed Duck, Bufflehead, Red-breasted Merganser. Also Great Blue Heron, Am Pipit, Purple Finch, Pine Siskin. Predictions: Sunny, high 58F, NW wind 15-25mph ======================================================================== 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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