Date: 3/22/25 7:31 pm From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (22 Mar 2025) 243 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 22, 2025
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
3
65
67
Turkey Vulture
212
2423
2571
Osprey
9
72
72
Bald Eagle
1
30
32
Northern Harrier
0
1
1
Sharp-shinned Hawk
0
22
22
Cooper's Hawk
5
45
45
American Goshawk
0
0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
6
67
71
Broad-winged Hawk
0
0
0
Red-tailed Hawk
3
27
39
Rough-legged Hawk
0
0
0
Golden Eagle
0
0
0
American Kestrel
1
16
16
Merlin
1
1
1
Peregrine Falcon
0
0
0
Unknown Accipitrine
0
0
0
Unknown Buteo
1
2
2
Unknown Falcon
0
1
1
Unknown Eagle
0
0
0
Unknown Raptor
1
2
2
Total:
243
2774
2942
Observation start time:
8:15 am
Observation end time:
3:00 pm Daylight Time
Total observation time:
6.75 hours
Official Counter
Chris Reed, Sue Ricciardi
Observers:
Chris Reed, Dan Walker, Hal Wierenga, Hugh Hoffman, Sue Ricciardi, Sue and Allan Young
Visitors: Dawn Merino, Joanne Howl and Jon Ranson
Weather: Cloudy at first becoming mostly cloudy; 41-65 degrees; good visibility; winds light out of the SSW at first, increasing in velocity and turning to be from the west, 3-20 mph, gusting to 36 mph
Raptor Observations: First Merlin of the season
Non-raptor Observations: Red-breasted Mergansers have been coming in quite close to shore to the delight of our photographer observers.
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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