Date: 3/18/23 6:57 pm From: SUE RICCIARDI <susiericc...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (18 Mar 2023) 173 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 18, 2023
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
3
42
43
Turkey Vulture
151
1290
1841
Osprey
8
37
37
Bald Eagle
1
12
12
Northern Harrier
0
2
2
Sharp-shinned Hawk
3
30
34
Cooper's Hawk
3
20
20
Northern Goshawk
0
0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
0
51
57
Broad-winged Hawk
0
0
0
Red-tailed Hawk
2
26
31
Rough-legged Hawk
0
0
0
Golden Eagle
0
0
0
American Kestrel
2
9
9
Merlin
0
1
1
Peregrine Falcon
0
0
0
Unknown Accipiter
0
1
1
Unknown Buteo
0
2
3
Unknown Falcon
0
0
0
Unknown Eagle
0
0
0
Unknown Raptor
0
2
2
Total:
173
1525
2093
Observation start time:
9:30 am
Observation end time:
3:00 pm Daylight Time
Total observation time:
5.5 hours
Official Counter
Chris Reed, Sue Ricciardi
Observers:
Chris Reed, Sue Ricciardi
Weather: Partly to mostly cloudy; 43-50 degrees; visibility good to excellent; winds brisk and westerly, often with a northwest component, 7-16 mph, gusting to 29 mph
Raptor Observations: Flight dominated by Turkey Vultures, but 7 other raptor species were also counted.
Non-raptor Observations: American Coot, Pied-billed Grebe, 13 Green-winged Teals. Park staff placed two turtle floats on the pond.
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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