Date: 3/8/25 6:38 pm From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (08 Mar 2025) 83 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 08, 2025
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
8
18
20
Turkey Vulture
73
555
703
Osprey
0
2
2
Bald Eagle
1
9
11
Northern Harrier
0
0
0
Sharp-shinned Hawk
0
3
3
Cooper's Hawk
0
7
7
American Goshawk
0
0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
0
6
10
Broad-winged Hawk
0
0
0
Red-tailed Hawk
1
5
17
Rough-legged Hawk
0
0
0
Golden Eagle
0
0
0
American Kestrel
0
3
3
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:
83
608
776
Observation start time:
8:30 am
Observation end time:
2:15 pm
Total observation time:
5.75 hours
Official Counter
Chris Reed
Observers:
Sue Ricciardi
Weather: Mostly cloudy becoming mostly sunny; 45-50 degrees; good visibility; winds varying between W and NW and becoming stronger over the course of the day, 6-22 mph gusting to 33 mph
Raptor Observations: Much like the past several days: Turkey Vultures dominating with a few other species in low numbers
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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