Date: 3/19/25 6:29 pm From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (19 Mar 2025) 136 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 19, 2025
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
5
48
50
Turkey Vulture
114
1726
1874
Osprey
4
47
47
Bald Eagle
1
27
29
Northern Harrier
0
1
1
Sharp-shinned Hawk
3
19
19
Cooper's Hawk
1
35
35
American Goshawk
0
0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
6
56
60
Broad-winged Hawk
0
0
0
Red-tailed Hawk
1
23
35
Rough-legged Hawk
0
0
0
Golden Eagle
0
0
0
American Kestrel
0
11
11
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
1
1
1
Total:
136
1994
2162
Observation start time:
8:45 am
Observation end time:
3:00 pm
Total observation time:
6.25 hours
Official Counter
Chris Reed
Observers:
Cindy Godwin, Fred Shaffer, Jenny Isaacs, Steve Steimel, Sue Ricciardi
Visitors: Molly Wollam
Weather: Sunny to partly cloudy to mostly cloudy; 40-70 degrees; good visibility; winds calm at first, then coming in from the ESE and ending from the SE, 0-13 mph
Raptor Observations: Slow but steady flight of 8 species. Local Peregrine Falcon made a few appearances and once made a rapid descent from an impressive height.
Non-raptor Observations: Chipping Sparrow, also observed yesterday, for the first of the season. Killdeer .84 turtles basking today, including Red-bellied Cooter, Eastern Painted Turtle and Red-eared Slider.
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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