Date: 4/8/25 6:50 pm From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (08 Apr 2025) 914 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 08, 2025
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
27
58
192
Turkey Vulture
770
1148
6227
Osprey
40
93
291
Bald Eagle
0
6
57
Northern Harrier
12
15
25
Sharp-shinned Hawk
21
50
155
Cooper's Hawk
17
34
123
American Goshawk
0
0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
7
15
220
Broad-winged Hawk
4
4
4
Red-tailed Hawk
2
4
62
Rough-legged Hawk
0
0
0
Golden Eagle
0
0
0
American Kestrel
10
21
48
Merlin
2
6
14
Peregrine Falcon
0
0
0
Unknown Accipitrine
0
0
3
Unknown Buteo
2
2
9
Unknown Falcon
0
0
3
Unknown Eagle
0
0
0
Unknown Raptor
0
1
8
Total:
914
1457
7441
Observation start time:
8:30 am
Observation end time:
4:30 pm
Total observation time:
8 hours
Official Counter
Chris Reed, Sue Ricciardi
Observers:
Chris Reed, Steve Steimel, Sue Ricciardi
Weather: Mostly sunny; 37-49 degrees; excellent visibility; winds very strong from the WNW all day, 15-25 mph, gusting to 40 mph
Raptor Observations: A very busy and productive day! Vultures and Ospreys almost always in view. First Broad-winged Hawks of the season. 40 Ospreys an excellent daily count. Same for 12 Northern Harriers of which three were adult male "gray ghosts". Most migrants were low and often close in the fierce winds. Local Peregrine Falcon flying at high speed across the sky.
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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