Date: 4/25/24 8:19 pm
From: SUE RICCIARDI <susiericc...>
Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (25 Apr 2024) 39 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 25, 2024

Species

Day's Count

Month Total

Season Total

Black Vulture

0

96

245

Turkey Vulture

3

3363

9529

Osprey

10

118

282

Bald Eagle

0

24

86

Northern Harrier

0

31

45

Sharp-shinned Hawk

17

396

477

Cooper's Hawk

4

117

199

American Goshawk

0

0

0

Red-shouldered Hawk

0

27

325

Broad-winged Hawk

0

123

123

Red-tailed Hawk

0

52

130

Rough-legged Hawk

0

0

0

Golden Eagle

0

0

0

American Kestrel

1

117

220

Merlin

2

31

40

Peregrine Falcon

0

2

2

Unknown Accipiter

0

5

8

Unknown Buteo

0

4

7

Unknown Falcon

1

6

7

Unknown Eagle

0

0

1

Unknown Raptor

1

22

24

Total:

39

4534

11750



Observation start time:

8:30 am

Observation end time:

3:30 pm Daylight Time

Total observation time:

7 hours

Official Counter

Chris Reed, Sue Ricciardi

Observers:

Chris Reed, Cindy Godwin, Cristians Rivas, Fred Shaffer

Visitors: Susan, Russell and Jesse.

Weather:
Intervals of complete cloud cover and mostly cloudy skies. 50-59
degrees; excellent visibility; winds northeasterly 8-13 mph.

Raptor Observations:
More of a flight than expected. Turkey Vulture numbers outdone by
those of Osprey and Sharp-shinned Hawk.

Non-raptor Observations:
First seasonal appearances by Least Tern, Common Tern and Glossy
Ibis

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Report submitted by Sue Ricciardi (<susiericc...>)
More information at hawkcount.org: [Site Profile] [Day Summary] [Month
Summary]

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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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