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Date: 10/25/26 3:41 pm From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: [de-birds] Ashland Nature Center (25 Oct 2026) 135 Raptors
Ashland Nature Center Hockessin, Delaware, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 25, 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 3 115 120 Turkey Vulture 108 1835 1928 Osprey 0 38 270 Bald Eagle 5 200 336 Northern Harrier 0 68 124 Sharp-shinned Hawk 11 584 1072 Cooper's Hawk 5 226 316 American Goshawk 0 1 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 108 139 Broad-winged Hawk 0 32 4591 Red-tailed Hawk 2 135 192 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 3 3 American Kestrel 0 245 488 Merlin 0 32 69 Peregrine Falcon 0 15 21 Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 1 1 Unknown Falcon 0 1 1 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 1 3 Total: 135 3640 9675 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Ian Teaell, Will Krohn Observers: David Brown, Ellen Sebastiani, Ian Teaell, Joe Sebastiani, Kim Steininger, Will Krohn Visitors: 14 Weather: Blue skies. Light north winds. High in the mid to upper 60s. Raptor Observations: A moderate flight. Over a hundred Turkey Vultures. Five Bald Eagles. 11 sharpies and 5 Coops. A few Buteos. At the end of the day several Turkey Vultures descended onto the path and consumed a dead opossum. Non-raptor Observations: 126 Canada Geese, Bonaparte's Gull, 4 Ring-billed Gulls, 62 American Herring Gulls, 2 Common Ravens, 14 Purple Finches, 65 Pine Siskins, Rusty Blackbird, 6 Palm Warblers, 2 Yellow-rumped Warblers, no monarchs. https://ebird.org/checklist/S405389271 https://ebird.org/checklist/S405423196 https://ebird.org/checklist/S405423371 New species for season: Bonaparte's Gull Predictions: TOMORROW: Sunny. Warm. High near 70F. Winds WNW at 5-10mph. Spotting may be difficult with few clouds. Expect moderate migration. TUESDAY: Mainly sunny. High 66F. Winds NNE at 5-10mph. Expect moderate migration. WEDNESDAY: Mix of sun and clouds. High 66F. Winds light and variable. Expect 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: https://trektellen.org/count/view/4030/20261025 List archives: https://lists.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=DE-BIRDS List help: <DE-BIRDS-request...>

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