Date: 4/23/24 8:06 pm From: SUE RICCIARDI <susiericc...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (23 Apr 2024) 53 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 23, 2024
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
0
90
239
Turkey Vulture
47
3271
9437
Osprey
2
102
266
Bald Eagle
0
21
83
Northern Harrier
0
28
42
Sharp-shinned Hawk
2
300
381
Cooper's Hawk
1
98
180
American Goshawk
0
0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
0
27
325
Broad-winged Hawk
0
121
121
Red-tailed Hawk
0
51
129
Rough-legged Hawk
0
0
0
Golden Eagle
0
0
0
American Kestrel
0
113
216
Merlin
0
29
38
Peregrine Falcon
0
2
2
Unknown Accipiter
0
1
4
Unknown Buteo
0
4
7
Unknown Falcon
0
5
6
Unknown Eagle
0
0
1
Unknown Raptor
1
18
20
Total:
53
4281
11497
Observation start time:
9:00 am
Observation end time:
2:45 pm Daylight Time
Total observation time:
5.75 hours
Official Counter
Sue Ricciardi
Observers:
Alan Young, Chris Reed, Cindy Godwin, Hal Wierenga, Sue Young
Weather: Partly cloudy becoming clear for a couple of hours and then ending back to partly cloudy. 54-71 degrees. Excellent visibility. Southerly winds started out light and increased in velocity over the course of the count, 0-13 mph, gusting to 20 mph
Raptor Observations: The weather conditions seemed favorable for a good flight, but that didn't materialize. Mostly Turkey Vultures.
Non-raptor Observations: Mirroring the raptor numbers, there was little movement today.
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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