HSR: Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch (07 Nov 2009) 22 Raptors

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Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch
Lewes, Delaware, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 07, 2009
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                5             84            292
Turkey Vulture               4            415           1075
Osprey                       0              4           3062
Bald Eagle                   0             21            489
Northern Harrier             4             97            607
Sharp-shinned Hawk           4            426           5376
Cooper's Hawk                3            170           1518
Northern Goshawk             0              1              1
Red-shouldered Hawk          0             24             39
Broad-winged Hawk            0              0            333
Red-tailed Hawk              0            133            457
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              2              4
American Kestrel             0             28           1833
Merlin                       0             21           1027
Peregrine Falcon             1             15            827
Unknown Accipiter            0              0             12
Unknown Buteo                0              0             14
Unknown Falcon               0              0             12
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               1              2             41
Swallow-tailed Kite          0              0              0
Swainson's Hawk              0              0              1

Total:                      22           1443          17020
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end   time: 13:00:00
Total observation time: 4 hours

Official Counter:        Susan Gruver

Observers:        Lynn Smith

Visitors:
12


Weather:
wind SW/SE/S,,force 1-2, temp 10c-14c, clcv 25-60%,visb 20k

Raptor Observations:


Non-raptor Observations:
even with the help of Frank Rohrbacher and Bruce Peterjohn we had a hard
time finding any Raptors,,not much
flying

Predictions:
clear and sunny, high 63, wind SW/WNW/NNW 7-5 mph,,,,hopefully will be an
improvement from today
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Report submitted by Sue Gruver (srgruver@...)


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