Date: 4/14/25 7:39 pm From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (14 Apr 2025) 53 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 14, 2025
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
0
68
202
Turkey Vulture
32
1412
6491
Osprey
5
122
320
Bald Eagle
1
12
63
Northern Harrier
3
20
30
Sharp-shinned Hawk
2
75
180
Cooper's Hawk
5
56
145
American Goshawk
0
0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
2
26
231
Broad-winged Hawk
2
8
8
Red-tailed Hawk
0
7
65
Rough-legged Hawk
0
0
0
Golden Eagle
0
0
0
American Kestrel
0
28
55
Merlin
1
11
19
Peregrine Falcon
0
0
0
Unknown Accipitrine
0
0
3
Unknown Buteo
0
2
9
Unknown Falcon
0
0
3
Unknown Eagle
0
0
0
Unknown Raptor
0
1
8
Total:
53
1848
7832
Observation start time:
9:00 am
Observation end time:
2:45 pm Daylight Time
Total observation time:
5.75 hours
Official Counter
Chris Reed
Observers:
Cindy Godwin, Rich Mason, Steve Steimel, Sue Ricciardi
Weather: Mostly cloudy becoming partly cloudy; 53-70 degrees; good to excellent visibility; winds light and variable, often with a SE component, 5-10 mph.
Raptor Observations: A light flight but a local Peregrine Falcon cruising the skies was a treat.
Non-raptor Observations: 12 Bonaparte's Gulls, Snowy Egret, 7 Caspian Terns at one time on the pond capturing sunfish.
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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