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Date: 11/25/25 12:34 pm From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: [de-birds] Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch (25 Nov 2025) 5 Raptors
Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch Lewes, Delaware, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 25, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 132 204 Turkey Vulture 0 309 692 Osprey 0 71 3064 Bald Eagle 1 211 479 Northern Harrier 1 62 246 Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 151 1037 Cooper's Hawk 0 41 297 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 5 8 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 2 Red-tailed Hawk 0 50 83 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 3 5 American Kestrel 0 3 521 Merlin 0 23 429 Peregrine Falcon 0 7 162 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: 5 1073 7265 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Jennifer Ottinger Observers: Andrew Albright, Donna Hoyt, Greg Gough, Heidi McGrue, Jeff Buler, John Hoyt, Susan Gruver, Tom Stock Visitors: Thanks to Sue, Heidi, Andrew, Tom, Jeff, Greg, Donna, John, and Maizie for helping with the count! Thanks to Scott for stopping by! Visitors 7 Weather: Overcast, temp 13C, light SSW,S winds 5mph, visb 20km Raptor Observations: Very few raptors. One Bald Eagle, one adult male Harrier, a few Sharp-shinned Hawks. Non-raptor Observations: Redhead, Greater Scaup, Lesser Scaup, Common Eider, Hooded Merganser, Red-breasted Merganser, a lot of Lesser Black-backed Gulls, Rusty Blackbird. Predictions: Rain in the morning, high 67F, SW wind 10-15mph ======================================================================== 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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