Date: 3/28/25 5:58 pm From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (28 Mar 2025) 243 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 28, 2025
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
6
106
108
Turkey Vulture
220
3573
3721
Osprey
6
147
147
Bald Eagle
1
37
39
Northern Harrier
0
2
2
Sharp-shinned Hawk
2
28
28
Cooper's Hawk
0
53
53
American Goshawk
0
0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
5
79
83
Broad-winged Hawk
0
0
0
Red-tailed Hawk
0
29
41
Rough-legged Hawk
0
0
0
Golden Eagle
0
0
0
American Kestrel
0
17
17
Merlin
1
5
5
Peregrine Falcon
0
0
0
Unknown Accipitrine
0
1
1
Unknown Buteo
0
5
5
Unknown Falcon
0
2
2
Unknown Eagle
0
0
0
Unknown Raptor
2
4
4
Total:
243
4088
4256
Observation start time:
8:45 am
Observation end time:
2:45 pm Daylight Time
Total observation time:
6 hours
Official Counter
Chris Reed
Observers:
Fred Shaffer, Ralph Geuder, Sue Ricciardi
Visitors: Susan, Russell and Jesse Robinson
Weather: Cloudy at first, then mostly cloudy; 45-66 degrees; good visibility; winds light and variable 3-8 mph
Raptor Observations: When cloud cover eased a bit, the raptors began to fly. Several kettles of vultures formed as if they had been roosting nearby, waiting for good flying conditions.
Non-raptor Observations: Common Loon, 11 Ring-necked Ducks, Beaver
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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