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Date: 10/20/25 12:53 pm From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: [de-birds] Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch (20 Oct 2025) 30 Raptors
Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch Lewes, Delaware, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 20, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 19 19 Turkey Vulture 0 138 159 Osprey 13 515 2917 Bald Eagle 5 89 191 Northern Harrier 0 70 144 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 179 724 Cooper's Hawk 1 55 185 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 2 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 2 Red-tailed Hawk 4 13 16 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 1 1 American Kestrel 3 103 495 Merlin 1 95 365 Peregrine Falcon 1 40 148 Unknown Accipitrine 0 2 5 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 2 10 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 1 6 12 Mississippi Kite 0 0 1 Total: 30 1329 5396 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 12:00:00 Total observation time: 5 hours Official Counter: Bruce Peterjohn Observers: Ann Dinkel, Art Zdancewic, Susan Gruver, Tom Stock Visitors: thank you to Bruce, Tom, Ann and Art for enduring the wind and cold and few Raptors. 2 visitors Weather: very windy at 21-24 mph with many much high gusts, from the West,. temp 14-16 C., clcv 15-25%, visb 20k Raptor Observations: slow day. few Osprey, 5-B. Eagles, 4- Red-Tailed Hawks, 3- Kestrels Non-raptor Observations: 15 B. Pelicans, Royal Terns, White Ibis, Common Loons, Barn Swallows Predictions: few clouds, mostly sunny, high 72, wind SSW 10-20 ======================================================================== Report submitted by Sue 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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