Date: 3/30/25 7:33 pm From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (30 Mar 2025) 262 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 30, 2025
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
10
132
134
Turkey Vulture
161
4819
4967
Osprey
24
194
194
Bald Eagle
1
46
48
Northern Harrier
2
10
10
Sharp-shinned Hawk
14
101
101
Cooper's Hawk
16
86
86
American Goshawk
0
0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
23
190
194
Broad-winged Hawk
0
0
0
Red-tailed Hawk
1
43
55
Rough-legged Hawk
0
0
0
Golden Eagle
0
0
0
American Kestrel
4
27
27
Merlin
1
8
8
Peregrine Falcon
0
0
0
Unknown Accipitrine
2
3
3
Unknown Buteo
2
7
7
Unknown Falcon
0
2
2
Unknown Eagle
0
0
0
Unknown Raptor
1
7
7
Total:
262
5675
5843
Observation start time:
8:30 am
Observation end time:
2:00 pm Daylight Time
Total observation time:
6.5 hours
Official Counter
Chris Reed, Sue Ricciardi
Observers:
Chris Reed, Cristians Rivas, Hal Wierenga, Hugh Hoffman, Rich Mason, Sue Ricciardi
Weather: Variable cloudiness; 54-74 degrees; fair visibility with fog/haze; while the upper clouds seemed to be moving from the southwest, the reported winds were northeasterly, 7-12 mph
Raptor Observations: Eleven species today with good numbers of Ospreys, accipiters and Red-shouldered Hawks. Both harriers were adult males - gray ghosts. Local Peregrine Falcon for a second day of a falcon trifecta. An Osprey was picking up pieces of plant material from the beach and taking them back to its nesting platform.
Non-raptor Observations: Little Blue Heron 2, Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2; Swamp Sparrow
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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