Date: 4/24/25 9:28 pm From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (24 Apr 2025) 74 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 24, 2025
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
6
103
237
Turkey Vulture
55
2889
7968
Osprey
0
150
348
Bald Eagle
0
19
70
Northern Harrier
0
58
68
Sharp-shinned Hawk
6
693
798
Cooper's Hawk
0
191
280
American Goshawk
0
0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
0
48
253
Broad-winged Hawk
4
288
288
Red-tailed Hawk
1
38
96
Rough-legged Hawk
0
0
0
Golden Eagle
0
0
0
American Kestrel
1
114
141
Merlin
0
39
47
Peregrine Falcon
0
1
1
Unknown Accipitrine
0
5
8
Unknown Buteo
0
5
12
Unknown Falcon
0
6
9
Unknown Eagle
0
0
0
Unknown Raptor
1
8
15
Total:
74
4655
10639
Observation start time:
8:30 am
Observation end time:
3:00 pm Daylight Time
Total observation time:
6.5 hours
Official Counter
Chris Reed
Observers:
Cindy Godwin, Jenny Isaacs, Steve Steimel, Sue Ricciardi
Visitors: Michele Cookson
Weather: Mostly cloudy with high thin clouds; 56-79 degrees; fair visibility; winds light and southerly the first three hours, then increasing in velocity to 7-9 mph and coming from the SSE for the last two hours
Raptor Observations: Mostly Turkey Vultures today and a light flight overall
Non-raptor Observations: One Yellow Warbler and 2 Yellow-rumped Warblers. Seaside Sparrow. 1028 Blue Jays.
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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