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Date: 10/26/25 3:04 pm From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: [de-birds] Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch (26 Oct 2025) 90 Raptors
Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch Lewes, Delaware, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 26, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 43 43 Turkey Vulture 4 322 343 Osprey 7 569 2971 Bald Eagle 14 152 254 Northern Harrier 13 108 182 Sharp-shinned Hawk 16 310 855 Cooper's Hawk 19 114 244 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 2 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 2 Red-tailed Hawk 2 24 27 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 1 1 American Kestrel 5 125 517 Merlin 5 128 398 Peregrine Falcon 4 46 154 Unknown Accipitrine 0 2 5 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 3 11 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 1 8 14 Mississippi Kite 0 0 1 Total: 90 1957 6024 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Bruce Peterjohn Observers: Andrew Albright, Ann Dinkel, Sharon Borton, Susan Gruver Visitors: Thank you to Bruce, Ann, Sharon and Andrew for helping with the count Weather: wind--NNW/WNW/N, temp 11-13 c, clcv 50-90%, visb 20k Raptor Observations: 14-B. Eagles, 13-N. Harriers, 16 Sharp-shinned Hawks and 19 -Cooper's. Few Merlin, Kestrels and Peregrines Non-raptor Observations: Brown Pelican, Gannets, White-Winged Scoters, Wood Ducks, Predictions: partly cloudy, high 61, wind NE at 5-10 mph ======================================================================== Report submitted by Susan Gruver (<srgruver...>) 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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