Date: 5/19/25 9:52 pm From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (19 May 2025) 56 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 19, 2025
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
8
33
304
Turkey Vulture
34
498
8849
Osprey
1
6
362
Bald Eagle
2
33
122
Northern Harrier
0
4
106
Sharp-shinned Hawk
0
50
1065
Cooper's Hawk
1
11
322
American Goshawk
0
0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
0
0
258
Broad-winged Hawk
8
68
362
Red-tailed Hawk
0
13
122
Rough-legged Hawk
0
0
0
Golden Eagle
0
0
0
American Kestrel
1
3
145
Merlin
0
2
52
Peregrine Falcon
0
0
2
Unknown Accipitrine
0
1
10
Unknown Buteo
0
10
23
Unknown Falcon
0
0
10
Unknown Eagle
0
0
0
Unknown Raptor
0
4
22
Mississippi Kite
1
5
5
Total:
56
741
12141
Observation start time:
8:45 am
Observation end time:
4:30 pm Daylight Time
Total observation time:
7.75 hours
Official Counter
Chris Reed, Sue Ricciardi
Observers:
Chris Reed, Cindy Godwin, Cristians Rivas, Fred Shaffer, Hal Wierenga, John Hoffman, Ralph Geuder, Steve Steimel
Weather: Sunny becoming partly cloudy; 64-76 degrees; good visibility; winds out mostly out of the WNW becoming stronger over the course of the count 6-21 mph gusting to 29 mph
Raptor Observations: Seven species, good this late in the season, with one our fifth Mississippi Kite. This one arrived at 3:37 clock time and was in view for 4 minutes, wheeling and whirling and dipping while hunting for insects. Probable subadult male with whitish head, small areas of white secondaries, and bands on tail. Late American Kestrel.
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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