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Date: 11/28/25 1:11 pm From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: [de-birds] Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch (28 Nov 2025) 42 Raptors
Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch Lewes, Delaware, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 28, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 12 160 232 Turkey Vulture 14 369 752 Osprey 0 71 3064 Bald Eagle 13 247 515 Northern Harrier 1 64 248 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 155 1041 Cooper's Hawk 0 42 298 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 5 8 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 2 Red-tailed Hawk 1 52 85 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: 42 1206 7398 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Jennifer Ottinger Observers: Autumn Heil, Susan Gruver Visitors: Thanks to Sue and Autumn for helping with the count in the blustery wind! Thanks to Ann, to Steve McInnis and to Andrew for stopping by! Visitors 18 Weather: Clear to partly cloudy, temp 5C, very gusty NW winds 15-26mph gusting to 40mph, visb 23km Raptor Observations: A decent vulture flight, 13 Bald Eagles, a Harrier, Sharp-shinned, and Red-tailed Hawk. Non-raptor Observations: Snow Goose, Wood Duck, Forster's Tern, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Snow Bunting. Predictions: Sunny, high 45F, NW wind 5-10mph ======================================================================== 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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