Date: 5/7/25 7:11 pm
From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...>
Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (07 May 2025) 21 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: May 07, 2025

Species

Day's Count

Month Total

Season Total

Black Vulture

2

11

282

Turkey Vulture

15

236

8587

Osprey

1

3

359

Bald Eagle

0

16

105

Northern Harrier

0

1

103

Sharp-shinned Hawk

0

35

1050

Cooper's Hawk

1

6

317

American Goshawk

0

0

0

Red-shouldered Hawk

0

0

258

Broad-winged Hawk

0

7

301

Red-tailed Hawk

1

10

119

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

1

2

20

Total:

21

330

11730



Observation start time:

8:30 am

Observation end time:

2:00 pm Daylight Time

Total observation time:

5.5 hours

Official Counter

Chris Reed

Observers:

Cindy Godwin, Dan Walker, Jenny Isaacs, Ralph Geuder, Steve
Steimel


Visitors: Linda Vitchock, Pam Runkle

Weather:
Mostly sunny becoming mostly cloudy; 63-70 degrees; excellent
visibility; winds northwesterly, 7-10 mph

Raptor Observations:
A second day where the weather seemed good for substantial
flights, but where those flights didn't materialize. Seven local
Bald Eagles.

Non-raptor Observations:
American Redstart, two large snapping turtles mating.

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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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