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Date: 11/13/25 1:04 pm From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: [de-birds] Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch (13 Nov 2025) 83 Raptors
Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch Lewes, Delaware, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 13, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 26 70 142 Turkey Vulture 42 144 527 Osprey 3 62 3055 Bald Eagle 6 108 376 Northern Harrier 2 27 211 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 89 975 Cooper's Hawk 0 31 287 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 4 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 2 Red-tailed Hawk 2 24 57 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 1 3 5 American Kestrel 0 2 520 Merlin 0 20 426 Peregrine Falcon 0 5 160 Unknown Accipitrine 0 2 7 Unknown Buteo 0 1 1 Unknown Falcon 0 2 13 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 14 Mississippi Kite 0 0 1 Total: 83 591 6783 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Jennifer Ottinger Observers: Jodi McLaughlin, Susan Gruver Visitors: Thanks to Sue and Jodi for helping with the count! Visitors 8 Weather: Clear with a few clouds, temp 13C, very gusty WNW,NW winds 15-20mph, gusts to 30mph, visb 20km Raptor Observations: Mostly vultures today far to the south and SW, a few Osprey, 6 Bald Eagles, a couple of Harriers and Red-tailed Hawks and an adult Golden Eagle. Non-raptor Observations: Tundra Swan (22), Bonaparte's Gull (89), N Gannet (435), Savannah Sparrow. A Humpback Whale was see to the south in the late afternoon. Predictions: Partly cloudy, high 56F, NW wind 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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