Date: 4/18/25 8:03 pm From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (18 Apr 2025) 379 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 18, 2025
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
8
86
220
Turkey Vulture
102
2048
7127
Osprey
8
138
336
Bald Eagle
1
15
66
Northern Harrier
2
53
63
Sharp-shinned Hawk
170
471
576
Cooper's Hawk
19
118
207
American Goshawk
0
0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
7
45
250
Broad-winged Hawk
28
232
232
Red-tailed Hawk
7
26
84
Rough-legged Hawk
0
0
0
Golden Eagle
0
0
0
American Kestrel
21
100
127
Merlin
4
31
39
Peregrine Falcon
1
1
1
Unknown Accipitrine
0
2
5
Unknown Buteo
0
4
11
Unknown Falcon
1
3
6
Unknown Eagle
0
0
0
Unknown Raptor
0
6
13
Total:
379
3379
9363
Observation start time:
8:15 am
Observation end time:
4:15 pm Daylight Time
Total observation time:
8 hours
Official Counter
Chris Reed
Observers:
Andy Smith, Cindy Godwin, Dave Mozurkewich, Fred Shaffer, Hal Wierenga, John Hoffman, Lynn Davidson, Sue Ricciardi, Wayne Klockner
Visitors: Brad and Samantha Weiss
Weather: Variable cloudiness; 49-75 degrees; excellent visibility; winds calm at first, then from the south for four hours, then southeasterly for the duration and increasing in strength, 0-15 mpg gusting to 25 mph
Raptor Observations: Great day to be hawkwatching. Thirteen species with an impressive 170 Sharp-shinned Hawks. First time this season that Turkey Vulture did not win the daily total for a species. Three migrant falcons in three minutes! (Kestrel, Merlin, Peregrine). Peregrine was an immature.
Non-raptor Observations: 119 migrating Double-crested Cormorants; Common Yellowthroat, Palm, Pine and Prairie Warblers
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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