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Date: 5/16/25 8:44 pm From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (15 May 2025) 2 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA Daily Raptor Counts: May 15, 2025 Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total Black Vulture 0 18 289 Turkey Vulture 0 354 8705 Osprey 0 4 360 Bald Eagle 0 18 107 Northern Harrier 1 4 106 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 44 1059 Cooper's Hawk 1 9 320 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 258 Broad-winged Hawk 0 8 302 Red-tailed Hawk 0 10 119 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 2 144 Merlin 0 1 51 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 2 Unknown Accipitrine 0 1 10 Unknown Buteo 0 3 16 Unknown Falcon 0 0 10 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 2 20 Total: 2 478 11878 Observation start time: 10:00 am Observation end time: 2:00 pm Daylight Time Total observation time: 4 hours Official Counter Sue Ricciardi Observers: Chris Reed, Cindy Godwin, Cristians Rivas, Jenny Isaacs, John Hoffman, Steve Steimel Weather: Mostly cloudy; 72-77 degrees; poor to fair visibility with fog and haze; winds east 0-6 mph Raptor Observations: Count started after rain ended. Just two raptors on poor wind conditions. Adult Peregrine Falcon, likely a local. Non-raptor Observations: Eight Glossy Ibis ----------------------------------------------------------------- Report submitted by Sue Ricciardi (<susiericc...>) More information at hawkcount.org: [Site Profile] [Day Summary] [Month Summary] ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Group 'Maryland & DC Birding'. To view group guidelines or change email preferences, visit this group on the web at http://www.mdbirding.com Unfamiliar with a hotspot mentioned on this list? Quickly locate it here - http://www.mdbirding.com/hotspot.html --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Maryland & DC Birding" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to mdbirding+<unsubscribe...> To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mdbirding/<870543644.178006.1747453453322...>

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