Date: 4/29/25 8:34 pm From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (29 Apr 2025) 233 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 29, 2025
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
11
134
268
Turkey Vulture
147
3227
8306
Osprey
5
158
356
Bald Eagle
16
37
88
Northern Harrier
2
90
100
Sharp-shinned Hawk
31
871
976
Cooper's Hawk
4
215
304
American Goshawk
0
0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
5
53
258
Broad-winged Hawk
2
294
294
Red-tailed Hawk
4
50
108
Rough-legged Hawk
0
0
0
Golden Eagle
0
0
0
American Kestrel
0
115
142
Merlin
1
42
50
Peregrine Falcon
1
2
2
Unknown Accipitrine
0
5
8
Unknown Buteo
1
6
13
Unknown Falcon
0
7
10
Unknown Eagle
0
0
0
Unknown Raptor
3
11
18
Total:
233
5317
11301
Observation start time:
9:00 am
Observation end time:
4:00 pm Daylight Time
Total observation time:
7 hours
Official Counter
Sue Ricciardi
Observers:
Alan Young, Chris Reed, Cindy Godwin, Hal Wierenga, Lynn Davidson, Ralph Geuder, Sue Young
Visitors: Roxanne Benzer
Weather: Partly cloudy with the cloud cover increasing over the course of the day; 61-83 degrees; excellent visibility; winds mostly from the southwest, 7-14 mph gusting to 22 mph
Raptor Observations: After a slow start, the flight got busy after 1 pm clock time and persisted until the end of the count for the day. Today, we reached 100 Northern Harriers for the season. The last time we had a season with 100 or more harriers was 2008. Second migrant Peregrine Falcon of the season. Eight local Bald Eagles at one time and 16 migrants for the day.
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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