Date: 4/14/24 7:33 pm From: SUE RICCIARDI <susiericc...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (14 Apr 2024) 539 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 14, 2024
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
19
49
198
Turkey Vulture
279
2831
8997
Osprey
12
61
225
Bald Eagle
9
20
82
Northern Harrier
10
26
40
Sharp-shinned Hawk
54
225
306
Cooper's Hawk
9
88
170
American Goshawk
0
0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
4
26
324
Broad-winged Hawk
77
103
103
Red-tailed Hawk
11
51
129
Rough-legged Hawk
0
0
0
Golden Eagle
0
0
0
American Kestrel
44
102
205
Merlin
2
21
30
Peregrine Falcon
0
1
1
Unknown Accipiter
0
1
4
Unknown Buteo
1
4
7
Unknown Falcon
0
5
6
Unknown Eagle
0
0
1
Unknown Raptor
8
14
16
Total:
539
3628
10844
Observation start time:
8:15 am
Observation end time:
5:30 pm Daylight Time
Total observation time:
9.25 hours
Official Counter
Chris Reed, Sue Ricciardi
Observers:
Chris Reed, Cindy Godwin, Cristians Rivas, Dan Walker, Hal Wierenga, Hugh Hoffman, Lynn Davidson
Visitors: Claire Wolfe, Sandeep and Meenal Chavan, Rich and Barb Mason, Molly, 1
Weather: Clear to partly cloudy skies; 53-81 degrees; excellent visibility; winds southwesterly increasing in velocity over the course of the day, 0-16 mph, gusting to 36 mph
Raptor Observations: A great day for migrants with 539 counted! Three-quarters of the flight was concentrated in the second half of the day. All the kestrels and most of the sharp-shins, Northern Harriers and Red-tailed Hawks were tallied then. 12 raptor species. The flight became high as the temperature rose. Periods of clear skies left us using airplanes, airplane contrails and the moon to locate the high-fliers.
Non-raptor Observations: Blue Jays and swallows starting to become more numerous.
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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