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Date: 4/13/25 8:32 pm From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (13 Apr 2025) 127 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 13, 2025 Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total Black Vulture 0 68 202 Turkey Vulture 75 1380 6459 Osprey 12 117 315 Bald Eagle 4 11 62 Northern Harrier 0 17 27 Sharp-shinned Hawk 16 73 178 Cooper's Hawk 7 51 140 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 3 24 229 Broad-winged Hawk 0 6 6 Red-tailed Hawk 1 7 65 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 6 28 55 Merlin 3 10 18 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 3 Unknown Buteo 0 2 9 Unknown Falcon 0 0 3 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 1 8 Total: 127 1795 7779 Observation start time: 8:30 am Observation end time: 4:00 pm Daylight Time Total observation time: 7.5 hours Official Counter Chris Reed Observers: Cristians Rivas, Dave Mozurkewich, Fred Shaffer, Hal Wierenga, Jenny Isaacs, Lynn Davidson, Rich Mason, Sue Ricciardi Visitors: Katie Weather: Cloudy, becoming partly cloudy; 47-63 degrees; excellent visibility; winds from the northwest, 9-17 mph, gusting to 31 mph Raptor Observations: The flight was slow at first and then picked up in the afternoon. Ospreys, falcons and accipiters kept the flight interesting. Non-raptor Observations: Brown Pelican, Field Sparrow ----------------------------------------------------------------- Report submitted by Sue Ricciardi (<susiericc...>) More information at hawkcount.org: [Site Profile] [Day Summary] [Month Summary] ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Group 'Maryland & DC Birding'. To view group guidelines or change email preferences, visit this group on the web at http://www.mdbirding.com Unfamiliar with a hotspot mentioned on this list? Quickly locate it here - http://www.mdbirding.com/hotspot.html --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Maryland & DC Birding" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to mdbirding+<unsubscribe...> To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mdbirding/<513662998.433531.1744601544077...>

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