Date: 4/15/24 6:32 pm From: SUE RICCIARDI <susiericc...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (15 Apr 2024) 75 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 15, 2024
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
10
59
208
Turkey Vulture
48
2879
9045
Osprey
5
66
230
Bald Eagle
0
20
82
Northern Harrier
0
26
40
Sharp-shinned Hawk
4
229
310
Cooper's Hawk
3
91
173
American Goshawk
0
0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
0
26
324
Broad-winged Hawk
2
105
105
Red-tailed Hawk
0
51
129
Rough-legged Hawk
0
0
0
Golden Eagle
0
0
0
American Kestrel
2
104
207
Merlin
1
22
31
Peregrine Falcon
0
1
1
Unknown Accipiter
0
1
4
Unknown Buteo
0
4
7
Unknown Falcon
0
5
6
Unknown Eagle
0
0
1
Unknown Raptor
0
14
16
Total:
75
3703
10919
Observation start time:
8:30 am
Observation end time:
2:30 pm Daylight Time
Total observation time:
6 hours
Official Counter
Chris Reed, Sue Ricciardi
Observers:
Chris Reed, Cindy Godwin, Fred Shaffer, Hal Wierenga, Ralph Geuder
Weather: Partly cloudy; 65-84 degrees; fair to good visibility; winds on the light side, mostly with a westerly component 5-13 mph
Raptor Observations: Light flight today, perhaps the light winds and not much in the pipeline after yesterday
Non-raptor Observations: A Wilson's Snipe was present all day in the muddy edges of the rain-caused ponded area right in front of us. A real treat to see this bird so close, feeding and then freezing when unaware Park visitors came near. Tadpoles appearing after the Eastern Spadefoot mating frenzy a few days ago.
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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