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Date: 9/2/25 2:03 pm From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: [de-birds] Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch (02 Sep 2025) 31 Raptors
Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch Lewes, Delaware, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 02, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 26 50 50 Bald Eagle 1 2 2 Northern Harrier 0 0 0 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 2 2 Cooper's Hawk 1 2 2 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 1 1 1 Merlin 0 0 0 Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1 Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 31 58 58 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Jennifer Ottinger Observers: Autumn Heil, Greg Gough, Jordan Brown, Susan Gruver, Tom Stock Visitors: Thanks to Sue, Tom, Jordan, Autumn, Greg and Laura for helping with the count today! visitors 15 Weather: Partly cloudy, temp 23C, NE,E wind 6-10mph, visb 23km Raptor Observations: Mostly Osprey, one migrant Bald Eagle, a couple of Sharp-shinned Hawks, a Cooper's Hawk and a Kestrel. Non-raptor Observations: Am Oystercatcher, Common Tern, Royal Tern, Forster's Tern, White-eyed Vireo, Barn Swallow, Field Sparrow. Predictions: Sunny, high 76F, NE wind turning E in the afternoon 5-10mph ======================================================================== 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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