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Date: 9/4/24 2:05 pm From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: [de-birds] Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch (04 Sep 2024) 40 Raptors
Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch Lewes, Delaware, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 04, 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 37 295 295 Bald Eagle 2 14 14 Northern Harrier 0 3 3 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 0 Cooper's Hawk 0 1 1 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 0 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 25 25 Merlin 0 4 4 Peregrine Falcon 1 2 2 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Mississippi Kite 0 1 1 Total: 40 345 345 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:30:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7.5 hours Official Counter: Jennifer Ottinger Observers: Bruce Peterjohn, Greg Gough, Susan Gruver Visitors: Thanks to Sue, Greg and Bruce for helping with the count today! Visitors 26 Weather: Partly cloudy, temp 20-23C, gusty E then ESE winds 9-12mph, visb 20km Raptor Observations: Mostly Osprey moving through, a couple of Bald Eagles, one Peregrine Falcon. Non-raptor Observations: Lesser Black-backed Gull, Brown Pelican (15), Brown-headed Nuthatch. Monarch 1 Predictions: Sunny, high 76F, NE wind 15-20mph ======================================================================== 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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