Date: 3/3/25 6:05 pm
From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...>
Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (03 Mar 2025) 156 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 03, 2025

Species

Day's Count

Month Total

Season Total

Black Vulture

0

2

4

Turkey Vulture

155

277

425

Osprey

0

0

0

Bald Eagle

1

6

8

Northern Harrier

0

0

0

Sharp-shinned Hawk

0

2

2

Cooper's Hawk

0

4

4

American Goshawk

0

0

0

Red-shouldered Hawk

0

4

8

Broad-winged Hawk

0

0

0

Red-tailed Hawk

0

0

12

Rough-legged Hawk

0

0

0

Golden Eagle

0

0

0

American Kestrel

0

2

2

Merlin

0

0

0

Peregrine Falcon

0

0

0

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:

156

297

465



Observation start time:

8:45 am

Observation end time:

2:00 pm

Total observation time:

5.25 hours

Official Counter

Chris Reed, Sue Ricciardi

Observers:

Chris Reed



Weather:
Sunny, 30-40 degrees; fair visibility with some haze; winds
northerly, often with a NW component, 7-10 mph

Raptor Observations:
One adult Bald Eagle amidst a parade of Turkey Vultures. Several
Bald Eagles seen today, some engaging in light sparring

Non-raptor Observations:
Eared Grebe in winter plumage, 12 Gadwalls

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Report submitted by Sue Ricciardi (<susiericc...>)
More information at hawkcount.org: [Site Profile] [Day Summary] [Month
Summary]

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Site Description
Fort Smallwood Park is located on the western shore of Chesapeake
Bay at the
mouth of the Patapsco River, 11 miles south of Baltimore, MD. Best
winds are
from the southwest.

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