Date: 10/15/25 3:06 pm
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: [de-birds] Ashland Nature Center (15 Oct 2025) 113 Raptors
Ashland Nature Center
Hockessin, Delaware, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 15, 2025
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 2 6 6
Turkey Vulture 39 379 534
Osprey 1 14 133
Bald Eagle 5 99 199
Northern Harrier 3 19 65
Sharp-shinned Hawk 28 197 518
Cooper's Hawk 23 114 180
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 26 42
Broad-winged Hawk 0 44 3720
Red-tailed Hawk 3 45 70
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 5 58 212
Merlin 3 9 34
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 5
Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0

Total: 113 1012 5719
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours

Official Counter: David Brown

Observers: Holly Merker, John Dunn, Kim Steininger, Lana Glass

Visitors:
7


Weather:
Partly cloudy becoming nearly overcast then becoming mostly sunny again.
Moderate northwesterly winds. Comfortable temps.

Raptor Observations:
A steady flight overall, though some migrants were high and hard to spot.
Fewer vultures and Bald Eagles than other recent days despite the excellent
winds. A moderate Accip flight with 28 sharpies and 23 Coops. Few Buteos
with just one red-shoulder and 3 red-tails migrating. Five kestrels and
three merlins. Black Vulture 247 is still around and starting to grow some
feathers to fill in its wing gap.

Non-raptor Observations:
2,000+ Canada Geese, 14 Wood Ducks, 20 Northern Pintails, 2 Common Ravens,
500 Tree Swallows, 70 Cedar Waxwings, 40 Purple Finches, Dark-eyed Junco,
Lincoln's Sparrow, Tennessee Warbler, 4 Palm Warblers, 7 Yellow-rumped
Warblers, 5 monarchs.
https://ebird.org/checklist/S279583153

First big pushes of Canada Geese and Purple Finches this season.

New species for season: Dark-eyed Junco, Northern Pintail

Predictions:
Tomorrow: Sunny. High 62F. Winds NNW at 10-20mph. Good winds, though a tad
stronger than may be comfortable. Spotting may be tough with the blue
skies. Expect moderate migration.

Friday: Mainly sunny. High 64F. Winds NNW at 10-15mph. Good winds again,
but spotting may be difficult with the blue skies. Expect moderate
migration.

Saturday: Partly cloudy. High 68F. Winds light and variable. Expect light
to moderate migration.
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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:
http://trektellen.org/count/view/4030/20251015



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