Date: 4/10/24 6:33 pm From: SUE RICCIARDI <susiericc...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (10 Apr 2024) 177 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 10, 2024
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
1
24
173
Turkey Vulture
166
2387
8553
Osprey
1
34
198
Bald Eagle
2
9
71
Northern Harrier
0
12
26
Sharp-shinned Hawk
1
129
210
Cooper's Hawk
0
62
144
American Goshawk
0
0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
0
20
318
Broad-winged Hawk
1
11
11
Red-tailed Hawk
3
40
118
Rough-legged Hawk
0
0
0
Golden Eagle
0
0
0
American Kestrel
2
34
137
Merlin
0
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:
177
2789
10005
Observation start time:
9:00 am
Observation end time:
3:30 pm Daylight Time
Total observation time:
6.5 hours
Official Counter
Sue Ricciardi
Observers:
Cindy Godwin, Hal Wierenga
Visitors: Joe Hanfman
Weather: Mostly to partly cloudy; 63-75 degrees; good visibility; winds light and southwesterly 3-9 mph.
Raptor Observations: For the first two hours there was almost complete cloud cover, almost no wind, and no migrant raptors. Activity improved after some clearing skies. Mostly Turkey Vultures.
Non-raptor Observations: 7 migrating Common Loons. Eastern Spadefoots active again with many leaving the ponded area to hop to sandy soil to dig themselves underground.
Predictions: A reminder that, due to construction activity, the hawkwatch is being conducted near the playground.
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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