Date: 4/16/24 6:20 pm
From: SUE RICCIARDI <susiericc...>
Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (16 Apr 2024) 78 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 16, 2024

Species

Day's Count

Month Total

Season Total

Black Vulture

6

65

214

Turkey Vulture

60

2939

9105

Osprey

5

71

235

Bald Eagle

0

20

82

Northern Harrier

0

26

40

Sharp-shinned Hawk

1

230

311

Cooper's Hawk

2

93

175

American Goshawk

0

0

0

Red-shouldered Hawk

0

26

324

Broad-winged Hawk

2

107

107

Red-tailed Hawk

0

51

129

Rough-legged Hawk

0

0

0

Golden Eagle

0

0

0

American Kestrel

1

105

208

Merlin

0

22

31

Peregrine Falcon

0

1

1

Unknown Accipiter

0

1

4

Unknown Buteo

0

4

7

Unknown Falcon

0

5

6

Unknown Eagle

0

0

1

Unknown Raptor

1

15

17

Total:

78

3781

10997



Observation start time:

9:00 am

Observation end time:

2:45 pm Daylight Time

Total observation time:

5.75 hours

Official Counter

Sue Ricciardi

Observers:

Dan Walker, Rich Mason

Weather:
Partly cloudy; 63-72 degrees; excellent visibility; winds light
and variable, often with an easterly component, 0-9 mph.

Raptor Observations:
Light easterly winds usually don't favor a good flight and that
proved true today.

Non-raptor Observations: First Laughing Gulls (2) of the season

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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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