Date: 4/30/25 6:29 pm From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (30 Apr 2025) 99 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 30, 2025
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
3
137
271
Turkey Vulture
45
3272
8351
Osprey
0
158
356
Bald Eagle
1
38
89
Northern Harrier
2
92
102
Sharp-shinned Hawk
39
910
1015
Cooper's Hawk
7
222
311
American Goshawk
0
0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
0
53
258
Broad-winged Hawk
0
294
294
Red-tailed Hawk
1
51
109
Rough-legged Hawk
0
0
0
Golden Eagle
0
0
0
American Kestrel
0
115
142
Merlin
0
42
50
Peregrine Falcon
0
2
2
Unknown Accipitrine
1
6
9
Unknown Buteo
0
6
13
Unknown Falcon
0
7
10
Unknown Eagle
0
0
0
Unknown Raptor
0
11
18
Total:
99
5416
11400
Observation start time:
8:15 am
Observation end time:
2:30 pm Daylight Time
Total observation time:
6.25 hours
Official Counter
Chris Reed
Observers:
Cindy Godwin, Jenny Isaacs, Ralph Geuder, Rich Mason, Sue Ricciardi
Weather: Cloud cover increased early on to mostly cloudy, then decreased to mostly sunny; 70-82 degrees; good to excellent visibility; winds westerly, often with a NW component, 10-15 mph gusting to 26 mph.
Raptor Observations: Sharp-shinned and Cooper's Hawks steady over the day. Go to this eBird checklist to see two (together) of the 30 Northern Harriers observed this past Sunday. https://ebird.org/checklist/S230319409
Non-raptor Observations: 4 Solitary Sandpipers, 1040 Blue Jays, about 50 Chimney Swifts, Black-and-White Warbler, 5 White-tailed Deer
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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