Date: 4/10/25 9:29 pm From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (10 Apr 2025) 117 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 10, 2025
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
7
68
202
Turkey Vulture
93
1305
6384
Osprey
4
105
303
Bald Eagle
1
7
58
Northern Harrier
2
17
27
Sharp-shinned Hawk
2
57
162
Cooper's Hawk
2
44
133
American Goshawk
0
0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
3
21
226
Broad-winged Hawk
0
6
6
Red-tailed Hawk
1
6
64
Rough-legged Hawk
0
0
0
Golden Eagle
0
0
0
American Kestrel
1
22
49
Merlin
1
7
15
Peregrine Falcon
0
0
0
Unknown Accipitrine
0
0
3
Unknown Buteo
0
2
9
Unknown Falcon
0
0
3
Unknown Eagle
0
0
0
Unknown Raptor
0
1
8
Total:
117
1668
7652
Observation start time:
9:00 am
Observation end time:
1:00 pm Daylight Time
Total observation time:
4 hours
Official Counter
Chris Reed
Observers:
Cristians Rivas, Dan Walker, Sue Ricciardi
Weather: Cloudy with a few intervals of some sun peeking through; 48-53 degrees; good to excellent visibility; winds from the SE, becoming stronger over the course of the day, 3-14 mph.
Raptor Observations: A decent flight of 11 species under adverse weather conditions. Local Peregrine Falcon giving a nice aerial display. Yesterday's report yesterday of a goshawk was, unfortunately, a data entry error.
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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