Date: 5/2/24 8:47 pm From: SUE RICCIARDI <susiericc...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (02 May 2024) 167 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 02, 2024
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
7
13
280
Turkey Vulture
121
222
10075
Osprey
4
7
314
Bald Eagle
6
9
102
Northern Harrier
0
0
62
Sharp-shinned Hawk
22
25
744
Cooper's Hawk
3
5
241
American Goshawk
0
0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
0
0
325
Broad-winged Hawk
1
8
139
Red-tailed Hawk
0
2
133
Rough-legged Hawk
0
0
0
Golden Eagle
0
0
0
American Kestrel
0
0
231
Merlin
0
0
47
Peregrine Falcon
0
0
2
Unknown Accipiter
0
0
11
Unknown Buteo
0
0
7
Unknown Falcon
0
0
7
Unknown Eagle
0
0
1
Unknown Raptor
3
3
28
Total:
167
294
12749
Observation start time:
8:30 am
Observation end time:
5:00 pm Daylight Time
Total observation time:
8.5 hours
Official Counter
Chris Reed, Hal Wierenga, Sue Ricciardi
Observers:
Chris Reed, Cindy Godwin, Cristians Rivas, Dan Walker, Hal Wierenga, John Hoffman
Weather: Sunny becoming partly cloudy. 66-89 degrees. Good visibility. Winds westerly, increasing in velocity over the course of the day, 3-16 mph, gusting to 22 mph.
Raptor Observations: A day much like the last two with vultures predominating, although more sharp-shins were counted 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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