Date: 4/20/25 7:52 pm From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (20 Apr 2025) 208 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 20, 2025
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
2
88
222
Turkey Vulture
154
2446
7525
Osprey
3
145
343
Bald Eagle
1
17
68
Northern Harrier
1
56
66
Sharp-shinned Hawk
31
625
730
Cooper's Hawk
12
155
244
American Goshawk
0
0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
0
47
252
Broad-winged Hawk
0
278
278
Red-tailed Hawk
0
33
91
Rough-legged Hawk
0
0
0
Golden Eagle
0
0
0
American Kestrel
2
107
134
Merlin
1
36
44
Peregrine Falcon
0
1
1
Unknown Accipitrine
0
2
5
Unknown Buteo
0
4
11
Unknown Falcon
1
6
9
Unknown Eagle
0
0
0
Unknown Raptor
0
7
14
Total:
208
4053
10037
Observation start time:
8:30 am
Observation end time:
2:00 pm Daylight Time
Total observation time:
6.5 hours
Official Counter
Chris Reed, Sue Ricciardi
Observers:
Chris Reed, Cristians Rivas, Hal Wierenga, Lynn Davidson, Sue Ricciardi
Visitors: Laurie B and Rob P.
Weather: Cloudy and close to being overcast; 71-74 degrees; excellent visibility; winds northwesterly 8-12 mph
Raptor Observations: Accipiters and Turkey Vultures predominated today. No migrant buteos. We reached the 10,000 migrants milestone today.
Non-raptor Observations: 5 Wood Ducks; first spring arrivals of Laughing Gull, Least Tern, Common Tern and Eastern Kingbird, Northern Waterthrush. Butterflies: Pearl Crescent, Tiger Swallowtail, Cabbage White, Orange Sulphur, Eastern tailed-blue. Two Red-bellied Cooters exiting the pond to lay eggs.
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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