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Date: 10/20/26 1:29 pm From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: [de-birds] Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch (20 Oct 2026) 34 Raptors
Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch Lewes, Delaware, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 20, 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 3 Osprey 1 107 856 Bald Eagle 7 74 158 Northern Harrier 0 42 67 Sharp-shinned Hawk 13 127 290 Cooper's Hawk 4 42 63 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 2 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 0 1 2 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 6 99 190 Merlin 2 90 190 Peregrine Falcon 1 106 134 Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 1 Unknown Falcon 0 0 3 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 1 1 Mississippi Kite 0 0 1 Total: 34 689 1961 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Emma Hovland Observers: Ann Dinkel, Heidi McGrue, Sharon Borton, Susan Gruver, Tom Stock Visitors: 10 Weather: Raptor Observations: Non-raptor Observations: Monarch 10 Brant 7 Predictions: Tomorrow winds out of the north at ~15mph. Partly cloudy. Migration may be slightly higher than today. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Emma Hovland (<emmarhovland...>) More site information at hawkcount.org: https://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=169 Count data submitted via Trektellen.org - Project info at: https://trektellen.org/count/view/6408/20261020 List archives: https://lists.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=DE-BIRDS List help: <DE-BIRDS-request...>

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