Date: 4/9/24 8:03 pm From: SUE RICCIARDI <susiericc...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (09 Apr 2024) 51 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 09, 2024
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
1
23
172
Turkey Vulture
34
2221
8387
Osprey
5
33
197
Bald Eagle
0
7
69
Northern Harrier
0
12
26
Sharp-shinned Hawk
4
128
209
Cooper's Hawk
3
62
144
American Goshawk
0
0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
1
20
318
Broad-winged Hawk
1
10
10
Red-tailed Hawk
1
37
115
Rough-legged Hawk
0
0
0
Golden Eagle
0
0
0
American Kestrel
0
32
135
Merlin
1
13
22
Peregrine Falcon
0
1
1
Unknown Accipiter
0
1
4
Unknown Buteo
0
3
6
Unknown Falcon
0
3
4
Unknown Eagle
0
0
1
Unknown Raptor
0
6
8
Total:
51
2612
9828
Observation start time:
9:00 am
Observation end time:
3:15 pm Daylight Time
Total observation time:
6.25 hours
Official Counter
Sue Ricciardi
Observers:
Cindy Godwin, Dan Walker, Fred Shaffer
Visitors: Ginny Vroblesky and her 101-year-old father. Fred brought his several-month-old granddaughter, who promptly fell asleep. She apparently knew it was going to be a slow day.
Weather: Mostly cloudy; 57-76 degrees; good visibility after some early fog; winds light and variable tending toward the SE, 0-6 mph
Raptor Observations: Little wind and few raptors. The last time we had a sub-triple-digit day (where the count wasn't rained out) was March 7.
Non-raptor Observations: Palm Warbler 6, Pine Warbler 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.
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