This year DOS will sponsor two Delaware hawk watches reporting to HMANA. If you have not experienced an area hawk watch, it’s a great way to see the fall raptor migration without all the crowds. Also you can monitor the migration through our DOS web site links at the research page.
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| Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch (at Cape Henlopen State Park behind the picnic pavilion) |
The Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch begins its 16th season of monitoring raptors, and the fall count period runs from September 2 through November 30. Located at Cape Henlopen State Park in Lewes, the hawk watch platform is located amidst the dunes along the Atlantic Ocean.
Observers at Cape Henlopen are treated to large numbers of migrant Ospreys, along with Bald Eagles, Merlins, Peregrine Falcons, and many other raptors.
If you follow the regional hawk watches as they report in daily, you soon realize that just a handful of dedicated birders produce the 200+ observation hours needed each season. This level of coverage has allowed the Cape Henlopen Watch to report alongside of Cape May and Kiptopeake, particularly in Osprey numbers.
Forrest Rowland, the hawk watcher at Ashland last season and a very experienced bird surveyor, will be the official counter at Cape Henlopen this fall. If you have any questions about or would like to volunteer at the Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch, please contact Sue Gruver at 302-645-6390. FISH IN FLIGHT: This season we will again assist Hawk Mountain in an “Osprey Fish-Carrying Behavior Study”, reporting all migrating Osprey carrying lunch. |
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| Ashland Nature Center Hawk Watch |
The Ashland Hawk Watch enters its second season, running from September 2 through November 30. Official counting is conducted Tuesday through Sunday, from 9:30am to 4:00pm. Located at the Ashland Nature Center in Hockessin, this count is a partnership between the Delaware Nature Society and the Delmarva Ornithological Society.
A wide variety of raptors, from Broad-winged Hawks to Golden Eagles to Northern Goshawks, are observed at Ashland through the course of the fall.
Matt Sileo, an experienced migration researcher and bird surveyor, will be the official Hawk Watch Coordinator at Ashland. Volunteers are once again assembling to assist with coverage. If you are interested in helping to count raptors at Ashland, please contact Joe Sebastiani at joe@delawarenaturesociety.org |
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