Date: 5/6/25 8:14 pm From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (06 May 2025) 6 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 06, 2025
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
1
9
280
Turkey Vulture
1
221
8572
Osprey
0
2
358
Bald Eagle
4
16
105
Northern Harrier
0
1
103
Sharp-shinned Hawk
0
35
1050
Cooper's Hawk
0
5
316
American Goshawk
0
0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
0
0
258
Broad-winged Hawk
0
7
301
Red-tailed Hawk
0
9
118
Rough-legged Hawk
0
0
0
Golden Eagle
0
0
0
American Kestrel
0
1
143
Merlin
0
0
50
Peregrine Falcon
0
0
2
Unknown Accipitrine
0
0
9
Unknown Buteo
0
2
15
Unknown Falcon
0
0
10
Unknown Eagle
0
0
0
Unknown Raptor
0
1
19
Total:
6
309
11709
Observation start time:
9:00 am
Observation end time:
1:30 pm Daylight Time
Total observation time:
4.5 hours
Official Counter
Sue Ricciardi
Observers:
Hal Wierenga, Steve Steimel
Weather: Mostly cloudy with a preponderance of dark low clouds; 68-73 degrees; fair to good visibility; winds starting out from the SSE, becoming SSW and ending as WSW, 3-14 mph. Count ended when rain began.
Raptor Observations: Very little northward movement, but there were lots of Bald Eagles up and about. Twice two joined talons and spun around laterally in a circular motion.
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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