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Date: 11/23/25 12:41 pm From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: [de-birds] Ashland Nature Center (23 Nov 2025) 93 Raptors
Ashland Nature Center Hockessin, Delaware, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 23, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 36 71 Turkey Vulture 71 1298 3705 Osprey 0 4 139 Bald Eagle 3 140 507 Northern Harrier 4 60 163 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 141 994 Cooper's Hawk 1 73 418 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 11 579 805 Broad-winged Hawk 0 1 3723 Red-tailed Hawk 3 257 475 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 7 10 American Kestrel 0 1 235 Merlin 0 11 68 Peregrine Falcon 0 3 11 Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 6 Unknown Buteo 0 1 1 Unknown Falcon 0 0 1 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 1 1 Total: 93 2613 11333 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Kim Steininger, Will Krohn Observers: David Brown, Frank Lenik, Martin Karel, Richard King Visitors: 8 Weather: Mostly cloudy to overcast. A few sprinkles. Light southwest winds. Some clearing in the last hour. Raptor Observations: Turkey Vultures were most numerous with 71. Other highlights included 11 red-shoulders and 4 harriers. Non-raptor Observations: Common Loon, Common Raven. https://ebird.org/checklist/S285836194 Predictions: Tomorrow: Sunny with a few afternoon clouds. High 55F. Winds NE at 10-15mph. Expect moderate migration. Tuesday: Cloudy with occasional afternoon rain. High 54F. Winds S at 5-10mph. Expect light migration. Count may be shortened. Wednesday: Cloudy with occasional showers. High 63F. Winds SW at 5-10mph. Expect light migration. ======================================================================== Report submitted by David Brown (<davidebrownpa...>) Ashland Nature Center information may be found at: www.delnature.org More site information at hawkcount.org: https://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=663 Count data submitted via Trektellen.org - Project info at: http://trektellen.org/count/view/4030/20251123 List archives: https://lists.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=DE-BIRDS List help: <DE-BIRDS-request...>

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