Date: 3/16/25 8:49 pm From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (16 Mar 2025) 200 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 16, 2025
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
0
38
40
Turkey Vulture
182
1071
1219
Osprey
7
24
24
Bald Eagle
1
19
21
Northern Harrier
1
1
1
Sharp-shinned Hawk
2
8
8
Cooper's Hawk
4
18
18
American Goshawk
0
0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
2
32
36
Broad-winged Hawk
0
0
0
Red-tailed Hawk
1
19
31
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:
200
1233
1401
Observation start time:
8:15 am
Observation end time:
2:00 pm Daylight Time
Total observation time:
5.75 hours
Official Counter
Chris Reed
Observers:
Sue Ricciardi
Visitors: Al Hafner
Weather: Cloudy with a mix of darker and lighter clouds being pushed across the skies by the winds in advance of the storm; 57-63 degrees; fair visibility with fog; winds southeasterly, 8-14 mph gusting to 22 mph
Raptor Observations: Raptors were all over the sky apparently affected by the turbulence. The accipiters and buteos would suddenly appear and then quickly exit. Our best day of the season thus far and producing the first Northern Harrier. An adult Peregrine Falcon perched on a dead tree across the pond and feasted on a prey item. Photos of harrier and peregrine here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S219001603
Non-raptor Observations: Thirty Cedar Waxwings. Heard first Southern Leopard Frogs yesterday.
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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