Date: 4/13/24 7:19 pm From: SUE RICCIARDI <susiericc...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (13 Apr 2024) 153 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 13, 2024
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
2
30
179
Turkey Vulture
84
2540
8706
Osprey
2
49
213
Bald Eagle
1
11
73
Northern Harrier
1
16
30
Sharp-shinned Hawk
19
172
253
Cooper's Hawk
13
80
162
American Goshawk
0
0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
0
22
320
Broad-winged Hawk
12
26
26
Red-tailed Hawk
0
40
118
Rough-legged Hawk
0
0
0
Golden Eagle
0
0
0
American Kestrel
17
64
167
Merlin
1
19
28
Peregrine Falcon
0
1
1
Unknown Accipiter
0
1
4
Unknown Buteo
0
3
6
Unknown Falcon
1
5
6
Unknown Eagle
0
0
1
Unknown Raptor
0
6
8
Total:
153
3085
10301
Observation start time:
7:30 am
Observation end time:
3:00 pm Daylight Time
Total observation time:
7.5 hours
Official Counter
Chris Reed, Sue Ricciardi
Observers:
Chris Reed, Cindy Godwin, Dan Walker, Hal Wierenga, Hugh Hoffman, Sue Ricciardi
Visitors: Gabriel Diggs; George Jett
Weather: Mostly cloudy becoming partly cloudy; 53-63 degrees; good to excellent visibility; winds very strong out of the west, 12-26 mph, gusting to 40 mph
Raptor Observations: A day where the raptors had to deal with strong winds. The kestrels were being blown hither and yon, sometimes right in front of us. At times we only had a few seconds to see and id the fast-moving birds. All-in-all, a fun day with good variety.
Non-raptor Observations: Common Loons have been migrating the past several days.
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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