Date: 5/1/25 9:08 pm
From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...>
Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (01 May 2025) 13 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: May 01, 2025

Species

Day's Count

Month Total

Season Total

Black Vulture

0

0

271

Turkey Vulture

6

6

8357

Osprey

0

0

356

Bald Eagle

1

1

90

Northern Harrier

0

0

102

Sharp-shinned Hawk

1

1

1016

Cooper's Hawk

3

3

314

American Goshawk

0

0

0

Red-shouldered Hawk

0

0

258

Broad-winged Hawk

2

2

296

Red-tailed Hawk

0

0

109

Rough-legged Hawk

0

0

0

Golden Eagle

0

0

0

American Kestrel

0

0

142

Merlin

0

0

50

Peregrine Falcon

0

0

2

Unknown Accipitrine

0

0

9

Unknown Buteo

0

0

13

Unknown Falcon

0

0

10

Unknown Eagle

0

0

0

Unknown Raptor

0

0

18

Total:

13

13

11413



Observation start time:

8:30 am

Observation end time:

1:30 pm Daylight Time

Total observation time:

5 hours

Official Counter

Chris Reed

Observers:

Cristians Rivas, Sue Ricciardi



Weather:
Mostly sunny; 64-77 degrees; good to excellent visibility; winds
easterly 9-13 mph.

Raptor Observations: Not much flying today

Non-raptor Observations: Eastern Wood-Pewee, 2 Common Terns

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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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