Date: 3/23/25 7:33 pm From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (23 Mar 2025) 423 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 23, 2025
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
11
76
78
Turkey Vulture
386
2809
2957
Osprey
15
87
87
Bald Eagle
1
31
33
Northern Harrier
0
1
1
Sharp-shinned Hawk
2
24
24
Cooper's Hawk
4
49
49
American Goshawk
0
0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
3
70
74
Broad-winged Hawk
0
0
0
Red-tailed Hawk
1
28
40
Rough-legged Hawk
0
0
0
Golden Eagle
0
0
0
American Kestrel
0
16
16
Merlin
0
1
1
Peregrine Falcon
0
0
0
Unknown Accipitrine
0
0
0
Unknown Buteo
0
2
2
Unknown Falcon
0
1
1
Unknown Eagle
0
0
0
Unknown Raptor
0
2
2
Total:
423
3197
3365
Observation start time:
8:30 am
Observation end time:
3:00 pm Daylight Savings Time
Total observation time:
6.5 hours
Official Counter
Chris Reed, Sue Ricciardi
Observers:
Chris Reed, Hugh Hoffman, Sue Ricciardi
Weather: Sunny becoming partly cloudy; 37-50 degrees; good visibility; winds either from the WNW or NW 3-14 mph
Raptor Observations: Highest daily flight total thus far. An abundance of Turkey Vultures today in many kettles. Also a good flight of Ospreys, one of which offered up its fish to two Bald Eagle bullies. Local Peregrine Falcon did a flyby.
Non-raptor Observations: In the early afternoon, a flock of 60 Fish Crows flew in from the south and continued north.
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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