Date: 4/22/25 8:13 pm From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (22 Apr 2025) 469 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 22, 2025
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
8
96
230
Turkey Vulture
347
2796
7875
Osprey
4
149
347
Bald Eagle
2
19
70
Northern Harrier
2
58
68
Sharp-shinned Hawk
58
683
788
Cooper's Hawk
30
186
275
American Goshawk
0
0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
0
47
252
Broad-winged Hawk
6
284
284
Red-tailed Hawk
3
36
94
Rough-legged Hawk
0
0
0
Golden Eagle
0
0
0
American Kestrel
5
112
139
Merlin
1
38
46
Peregrine Falcon
0
1
1
Unknown Accipitrine
2
4
7
Unknown Buteo
1
5
12
Unknown Falcon
0
6
9
Unknown Eagle
0
0
0
Unknown Raptor
0
7
14
Total:
469
4527
10511
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:
Hal Wierenga, Ralph Geuder, Rich Mason, Steve Steimel, Sue Ricciardi
Weather: Variable cloudiness; 60-80 degrees; fair to good visibility; winds light at first, then increasing in velocity, from the west, sometimes with a NW component, 0-18 mph, gusting to 25 mph.
Raptor Observations: Turkey Vultures dominated today, but there were also good numbers of accipiters.
Non-raptor Observations: Solitary Sandpiper, 11 Spotted Sandpipers, 10 Swamp Sparrows. Dragonflies and butterflies in good numbers today. Calling Cricket Frogs.
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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