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Date: 10/28/26 1:37 pm From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: [de-birds] Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch (28 Oct 2026) 8 Raptors
Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch Lewes, Delaware, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 28, 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 33 36 Osprey 2 111 860 Bald Eagle 1 92 176 Northern Harrier 1 62 87 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 216 379 Cooper's Hawk 0 50 71 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 3 5 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 0 7 8 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 2 104 195 Merlin 0 96 196 Peregrine Falcon 0 110 138 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: 8 885 2157 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Emma Hovland Observers: Heidi McGrue, Susan Gruver Visitors: 15 Weather: Raptor Observations: Non-raptor Observations: More surf scoters and black scoters starting to move through. Predictions: Tomorrow: Winds predicted to start ENE before shifting to have a southerly component. High temp around 66� and sunny. Little raptor movement anticipated for Thursday. ======================================================================== 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/6408/20261028 List archives: https://lists.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=DE-BIRDS List help: <DE-BIRDS-request...>

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