Date: 3/21/25 5:37 pm From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (20 Mar 2025) 186 Raptors
I'm not sure this went out successfully yesterday. Sorry if you're receiving it again. Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 20, 2025
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
5
53
55
Turkey Vulture
164
1890
2038
Osprey
7
54
54
Bald Eagle
2
29
31
Northern Harrier
0
1
1
Sharp-shinned Hawk
1
20
20
Cooper's Hawk
2
37
37
American Goshawk
0
0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
3
59
63
Broad-winged Hawk
0
0
0
Red-tailed Hawk
0
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
1
1
1
Unknown Falcon
1
1
1
Unknown Eagle
0
0
0
Unknown Raptor
0
1
1
Total:
186
2180
2348
Observation start time:
8:45 am
Observation end time:
3:00 pm Daylight Time
Total observation time:
6.25 hours
Official Counter
Chris Reed, Sue Ricciardi
Observers:
Chris Reed, Cristians Rivas, Dan Walker, Sue Ricciardi
Weather: Mostly cloudy; 49-68 degrees; good visibility; winds from the ESE 6-12 mph
Raptor Observations: Most of the flight came in the afternoon (clock time) hours when the cloud cover dissipated somewhat. Then, the raptors did not tarry and they required immediate sighting and identifying or they would be gone.
Non-raptor Observations: An American Coot and a Pied-billed Grebe have kept us company for several days.
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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