Date: 9/5/26 6:35 pm
From: Ian Stewart <istew...>
Subject: [de-birds] Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch data thus far
Hi all,

We are having some technical issues posting the Cape Henlopen hawk watch
daily totals from the site where the data is entered (Trektellen.org) to
HawkCount (the North American migration database), though the data is
publicly available at this link;
[Trektellen.org] - Migration counts & captures
<https://trektellen.org/count/view/6408/20260905>

As a temporary measure, here is the data thus far.
Tuesday September 1st

S N
Osprey 10 -
Bald Eagle * 2 -
Monarch 3 -

Present:
Black Vulture 1, Turkey Vulture 5, Osprey 2, Cooper's Hawk 1, Bald Eagle 1*
, Peregrine Falcon 1

Wednesday September 2nd
S N
Osprey 6 -
Bald Eagle * 4 -

Present:
Black Vulture 1, Turkey Vulture 5, Osprey 2, Cooper's Hawk 1*, Bald Eagle 3*

Totals: 10 individuals, 2 (+3) species, 6:51 hours

Thursday September 3rd

S N
Osprey 3 -
Bald Eagle * 1 -
Red-tailed Hawk 1 -
American Kestrel * 2 -
Monarch 3 -

Present:
Black Vulture 2, Turkey Vulture 9, Osprey 3, Cooper's Hawk 1*, Bald Eagle 2*

Totals: 10 individuals, 5 (+3) species, 7:05 hours

Friday September 4th

S N
Osprey 75 -
Northern Harrier * 3 -
Bald Eagle * 5 -
American Kestrel * 5 -
Monarch 5 -

Present:
Black Vulture 2, Turkey Vulture 12, Osprey 5, Bald Eagle 3*

Totals: 93 individuals, 5 (+2) species, 7:09 hours


Saturday September 5th

S N S N
Osprey 92 - American Kestrel 4 -
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 - Merlin 3 -
Bald Eagle * 7 - Peregrine Falcon 1 -
Mississippi Kite 1 - Monarch 6 -

Present: Black Vulture 2, Turkey Vulture 10, Osprey 5, Bald Eagle 3*, Peregrine
Falcon 1

Totals: 116 individuals, 8 (+2) species, 7:02 hours


It's great to see so many ospreys already on the move. Stop by and enjoy
the hawks!

Best wishes,
Ian Stewart
Avondale PA 19311

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