Date: 4/6/25 5:09 pm From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (05 Apr 2025) 46 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 05, 2025
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
0
31
165
Turkey Vulture
37
378
5457
Osprey
5
53
251
Bald Eagle
0
6
57
Northern Harrier
1
3
13
Sharp-shinned Hawk
1
29
134
Cooper's Hawk
1
17
106
American Goshawk
0
0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
1
8
213
Broad-winged Hawk
0
0
0
Red-tailed Hawk
0
2
60
Rough-legged Hawk
0
0
0
Golden Eagle
0
0
0
American Kestrel
0
11
38
Merlin
0
4
12
Peregrine Falcon
0
0
0
Unknown Accipitrine
0
0
3
Unknown Buteo
0
0
7
Unknown Falcon
0
0
3
Unknown Eagle
0
0
0
Unknown Raptor
0
1
8
Total:
46
543
6527
Observation start time:
8:30 am
Observation end time:
1:15 pm Daylight Time
Total observation time:
5.25 hours
Official Counter
Chris Reed
Observers:
Hal Wierenga, Lynn Davidson
Weather: A day between storms. Weather drier than predicted. Very good visibility (20km) at sea level, as little as 100m vertically. Wind about 10 mph throughout, E to ESE through observing period.
Raptor Observations: Weak flight with unfavorable wind. 37 vultures, 5 ospreys, 4 other hawks, including a grey ghost harrier.
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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