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Date: 11/25/25 10:17 am From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: [de-birds] Ashland Nature Center (25 Nov 2025) 11 Raptors
Ashland Nature Center Hockessin, Delaware, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 25, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 36 71 Turkey Vulture 7 1342 3749 Osprey 0 4 139 Bald Eagle 0 150 517 Northern Harrier 1 64 167 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 144 997 Cooper's Hawk 1 80 425 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 614 840 Broad-winged Hawk 0 1 3723 Red-tailed Hawk 0 268 486 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: 11 2727 11447 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 12:30:00 Total observation time: 4.5 hours Official Counter: David Brown Observers: Frank Rohrbacher, Kim Steininger, Lana Glass Visitors: 4 Weather: Overcast with light southerly winds. Rain ended the count early. Raptor Observations: Poor conditions overall, but a few raptors got up. Seven Turkey Vultures, a Cooper's Hawk, a harrier, and two red-shoulders. Non-raptor Observations: 125 Canada Geese, 500 American Robins, 8 Purple Finches, 5,000 Common Grackles. https://ebird.org/checklist/S286111991 Predictions: Tomorrow: Cloudy in the morning then off and on rain showers. High 63F. Winds SW at 5-10mph. Count may be shortened. Expect minimal to light migration. Thursday: Intervals of clouds and sun. High 44F. Winds W at 10-20mph. Expect light to moderate migration. Friday: Sunny with a few afternoon clouds. High 42F. Winds WNW at 15-25mph. Expect light to moderate 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/4030/20251125 List archives: https://lists.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=DE-BIRDS List help: <DE-BIRDS-request...>

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