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Date: 5/17/26 8:30 pm From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (17 May 2026) 15 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA Daily Raptor Counts: May 17, 2026 Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total Black Vulture 0 18 136 Turkey Vulture 11 638 8970 Osprey 0 16 238 Bald Eagle 1 30 119 Northern Harrier 0 2 49 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 57 648 Cooper's Hawk 1 25 194 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 256 Broad-winged Hawk 2 34 117 Red-tailed Hawk 0 11 94 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 1 97 Merlin 0 2 33 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Accipitrine 0 1 10 Unknown Buteo 0 1 9 Unknown Falcon 0 0 7 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 2 16 Mississippi Kite 0 2 2 Swallow-tailed Kite 0 0 2 Total: 15 840 10997 Observation start time: 8:30 am Daylight Time Observation end time: 3:30 pm Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter Chris Reed Observers: Cindy Godwin, Hal Wierenga, Lynn Davidson, Sue Ricciardi Visitors: Mike Weather: Variable cloudiness; 69-82 degrees; good visibility; winds mostly southwesterly 6-13 mph Raptor Observations: Only a few migrants today. Common Nighthawks keeping us primed for kites. Non-raptor Observations: Northern Waterthrush, Groundhog ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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/<423844308.961968.1779075041874...>

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