Date: 4/23/25 7:57 pm
From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...>
Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (23 Apr 2025) 54 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 23, 2025

Species

Day's Count

Month Total

Season Total

Black Vulture

1

97

231

Turkey Vulture

38

2834

7913

Osprey

1

150

348

Bald Eagle

0

19

70

Northern Harrier

0

58

68

Sharp-shinned Hawk

4

687

792

Cooper's Hawk

5

191

280

Aerican Goshawk

0

0

0

Red-shouldered Hawk

1

48

253

Broad-winged Hawk

0

284

284

Red-tailed Hawk

1

37

95

Rough-legged Hawk

0

0

0

Golden Eagle

0

0

0

American Kestrel

1

113

140

Merlin

1

39

47

Peregrine Falcon

0

1

1

Unknown Accipitrine

1

5

8

Unknown Buteo

0

5

12

Unknown Falcon

0

6

9

Unknown Eagle

0

0

0

Unknown Raptor

0

7

14

Total:

54

4581

10565



Observation start time:

9:00 am

Observation end time:

2:00 pm Daylight Time

Total observation time:

5 hours

Official Counter

Chris Reed

Observers:

Cindy Godwin, Fred Shaffer, Sue Ricciardi



Weather:
Mostly sunny; 63-71 degrees; excellent visibility; winds mostly
easterly, 0-9 mph

Raptor Observations:
Good diversity but few of each species.

Non-raptor Observations:
Great Crested Flycatcher. Yesterday we had our first Green Heron
of the season. Blue Jays have averaged over 800 individuals per
day the past five days.

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Report submitted by Sue Ricciardi (<susiericc...>)
More information at hawkcount.org: [Site Profile] [Day Summary] [Month
Summary]

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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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