Date: 4/5/24 8:41 pm From: SUE RICCIARDI <susiericc...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (05 Apr 2024) 1459 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 05, 2024
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
9
13
162
Turkey Vulture
1326
1631
7797
Osprey
3
12
176
Bald Eagle
5
6
68
Northern Harrier
3
8
22
Sharp-shinned Hawk
36
43
124
Cooper's Hawk
27
28
110
American Goshawk
0
0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
2
3
301
Broad-winged Hawk
3
3
3
Red-tailed Hawk
21
23
101
Rough-legged Hawk
0
0
0
Golden Eagle
0
0
0
American Kestrel
13
18
121
Merlin
3
5
14
Peregrine Falcon
1
1
1
Unknown Accipiter
0
0
3
Unknown Buteo
1
1
4
Unknown Falcon
1
1
2
Unknown Eagle
0
0
1
Unknown Raptor
5
5
7
Total:
1459
1801
9017
Observation start time:
9:00 am
Observation end time:
4:00 pm Daylight Time
Total observation time:
7 hours
Official Counter
Lynn Davidson, Sue Ricciardi
Observers:
Alan Young, Cindy Godwin, Hal Wierenga, Lynn Davidson, Sue Ricciardi, Sue Young
Visitors: George Jet, Dave Corddry, Mike, 3
Weather: Variable cloudiness with periods of dark dense cloud cover and partly cloudy patches. 48-54 degrees; good visibility; winds strong and westerly, 13-18 mph, gusting to 29 mph
Raptor Observations: Amazing and exhausting day. The first hour produced a count of 711 raptors, 699 of them Turkey Vultures. The TVs were high and low, coming in from the west, south and east and leaving to the north, northwest and northeast, many times after swirling around the point, back and forth. And these flight characteristics continued throughout the day. First Broad-winged Hawks and Peregrine Falcon of the season. Thirteen species with good numbers of Sharp-shinned Hawks and Cooper's Hawks. Second 1000+ day of the season.
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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