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Date: 4/17/25 9:02 pm From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (17 Apr 2025) 478 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 17, 2025 Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total Black Vulture 1 78 212 Turkey Vulture 276 1946 7025 Osprey 6 130 328 Bald Eagle 1 14 65 Northern Harrier 0 51 61 Sharp-shinned Hawk 90 301 406 Cooper's Hawk 25 99 188 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 6 38 243 Broad-winged Hawk 57 204 204 Red-tailed Hawk 5 19 77 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 5 79 106 Merlin 1 27 35 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Accipitrine 2 2 5 Unknown Buteo 1 4 11 Unknown Falcon 0 2 5 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 2 6 13 Total: 478 3000 8984 Observation start time: 8:00 am Observation end time: 3:15 pm Daylight Time Total observation time: 7.25 hours Official Counter Chris Reed Observers: Cristians Rivas, Fred Shaffer, Hal Wierenga, Ralph Geuder, Steve Steimel, Sue Ricciardi Visitors: Dawn Merino, Adam Bayer Weather: Sunny, 45-62 degrees; excellent visibility; winds northwesterly, 0-13 mph Raptor Observations: Clear blue skies were a challenge, but we still had good numbers of Turkey Vultures, accipiters and Broad-winged Hawks. Non-raptor Observations: 36 American Goldfinches ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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/<1453264040.44822.1744948952900...>

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