Date: 5/17/25 7:17 pm From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (17 May 2025) 66 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 17, 2025
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
2
20
291
Turkey Vulture
32
387
8738
Osprey
0
4
360
Bald Eagle
6
28
117
Northern Harrier
0
4
106
Sharp-shinned Hawk
1
45
1060
Cooper's Hawk
1
10
321
American Goshawk
0
0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
0
0
258
Broad-winged Hawk
14
22
316
Red-tailed Hawk
3
13
122
Rough-legged Hawk
0
0
0
Golden Eagle
0
0
0
American Kestrel
0
2
144
Merlin
1
2
52
Peregrine Falcon
0
0
2
Unknown Accipitrine
0
1
10
Unknown Buteo
5
8
21
Unknown Falcon
0
0
10
Unknown Eagle
0
0
0
Unknown Raptor
0
2
20
Mississippi Kite
1
1
1
Total:
66
549
11949
Observation start time:
9:30 am
Observation end time:
4:00 pm Daylight Time
Total observation time:
6.5 hours
Official Counter
Sue Ricciardi
Observers:
Chris Reed, Cindy Godwin, Dan Walker, Hal Wierenga, John Hoffman, Lynn Davidson
Weather: Variable cloudiness, with haze during the first few hours; 70-86 degrees; poor to fair visibility; winds brisk and from the west or southwest, 9-18 mph gusting to 29 mph.
Raptor Observations: First Mississippi Kite of the season! Unaged at the moment, but there are photos to examine. Immature Broad-wings today, first decent number of them thus far. Also a late Merlin.
Non-raptor Observations: 10 Little Blue Herons. The Eastern Kingbird nest over our heads was damaged by the winds from the front that came through last night. It's not clear if the pair will repair it. The pair of Orchard Orioles was tangling with a pair of House Finches that seemed interested in taking over their nest.
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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