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Date: 4/24/26 6:23 pm From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (24 Apr 2026) 140 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 24, 2026 Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total Black Vulture 1 53 112 Turkey Vulture 106 2465 8139 Osprey 2 99 215 Bald Eagle 1 39 85 Northern Harrier 0 39 45 Sharp-shinned Hawk 19 396 444 Cooper's Hawk 3 101 150 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 18 256 Broad-winged Hawk 1 80 80 Red-tailed Hawk 0 25 83 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 1 59 94 Merlin 3 24 25 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Accipitrine 2 7 9 Unknown Buteo 1 4 8 Unknown Falcon 0 6 7 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 11 12 Swallow-tailed Kite 0 2 2 Total: 140 3428 9766 Observation start time: 9:00 am Daylight Time Observation end time: 3:00 pm Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter Chris Reed Observers: Cindy Godwin, Steve Steimel, Sue Ricciardi Visitors: Andrew Estrin Weather: Mostly sunny; 67-80 degrees; good visibility; winds light and easterly 6-9 mph Raptor Observations: Easterly winds are usually not very productive, but we did have a steady although modest flight throughout the day. Non-raptor Observations: White-crowned Sparrow, not often seen here ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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/<2021131201.99676.1777080172905...>

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