Date: 4/6/24 8:11 pm From: SUE RICCIARDI <susiericc...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (06 Apr 2024) 257 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 06, 2024
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
0
13
162
Turkey Vulture
220
1865
8031
Osprey
0
12
176
Bald Eagle
1
7
69
Northern Harrier
0
8
22
Sharp-shinned Hawk
19
62
143
Cooper's Hawk
7
35
117
American Goshawk
0
0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
2
5
303
Broad-winged Hawk
0
3
3
Red-tailed Hawk
5
28
106
Rough-legged Hawk
0
0
0
Golden Eagle
0
0
0
American Kestrel
2
20
123
Merlin
0
6
15
Peregrine Falcon
0
1
1
Unknown Accipiter
0
0
3
Unknown Buteo
0
1
4
Unknown Falcon
1
2
3
Unknown Eagle
0
0
1
Unknown Raptor
0
5
7
Total:
257
2073
9289
Observation start time:
8:45 am
Observation end time:
2:00 pm Daylight Time
Total observation time:
5.25 hours
Official Counter
Dan Walker, Sue Ricciardi
Observers:
Cindy Godwin, Cristians Rivas, Dan Walker, Hal Wierenga, Hugh Hoffman
Weather: Mostly cloudy with periods of darker cloud cover and patches of blue skies. More blue patches than yesterday, but colder and windier. 42-53 degrees; excellent visibility; winds northwesterly, 13-22 mph gusting to 33 mph.
Raptor Observations: Turkey Vultures milled back and forth continually before finally heading north and crossing the river. The wind was clearly bothering all the raptors, except for the Bald Eagles.
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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