Date: 9/4/24 2:43 pm
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: [de-birds] Ashland Nature Center (04 Sep 2024) 12 Raptors
Ashland Nature Center
Hockessin, Delaware, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 04, 2024
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 2 16 16
Osprey 1 24 24
Bald Eagle 1 16 16
Northern Harrier 1 2 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 1 1
Cooper's Hawk 4 8 8
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 2
Broad-winged Hawk 2 19 19
Red-tailed Hawk 0 7 7
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 1 8 8
Merlin 0 4 4
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
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

Total: 12 107 107
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours

Official Counter: David Brown

Observers: Art Zdancewic, Frank Rohrbacher, Ian Stewart, Jeff Buler,
Joe Sebastiani, Jordan Brown, Kim Steininger, Lana Glass

Visitors:
9


Weather:
Sunny with light easterly winds. Chilly early but quickly warming.

Raptor Observations:
Slower than other recent days. A decent amount of local raptor activity but
few migrants. Only one Osprey. One distant harrier. Cooper's Hawks were the
most numerous migrant with four. Only two Broad-winged Hawks. The only
falcon was a kestrel.

Non-raptor Observations:
Morning: 2 American Redstarts,2 Northern Parulas, Blackburnian Warbler.
https://ebird.org/checklist/S193929629

Hawk Watch: 4 Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, Swainson's Thrush, Scarlet
Tanager, 4 monarchs.
https://ebird.org/checklist/S193985231

Predictions:
Tomorrow: Sunny. High 78F. Winds ENE at 5-10mph. Similar to today. Expect
light migration.

Friday: Intervals of clouds and sun. High 79F. Winds ENE at 5-10mph. Expect
light migration.

Saturday: Showers early becoming a steady rain later. Thunder possible.
High 73F. SSE winds shifting W at 10-15mph. Count may be canceled.
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Report submitted by David Brown (<davidebrownpa...>)
Ashland Nature Center information may be found at:
www.delnature.org


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