Date: 5/12/25 8:53 pm From: 'SUE RICCIARDI' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park (12 May 2025) 21 Raptors
Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 12, 2025
Species
Day's Count
Month Total
Season Total
Black Vulture
0
18
289
Turkey Vulture
18
354
8705
Osprey
0
4
360
Bald Eagle
2
18
107
Northern Harrier
0
3
105
Sharp-shinned Hawk
0
44
1059
Cooper's Hawk
1
8
319
American Goshawk
0
0
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
0
0
258
Broad-winged Hawk
0
8
302
Red-tailed Hawk
0
10
119
Rough-legged Hawk
0
0
0
Golden Eagle
0
0
0
American Kestrel
0
2
144
Merlin
0
1
51
Peregrine Falcon
0
0
2
Unknown Accipitrine
0
1
10
Unknown Buteo
0
3
16
Unknown Falcon
0
0
10
Unknown Eagle
0
0
0
Unknown Raptor
0
2
20
Total:
21
476
11876
Observation start time:
8:30 am
Observation end time:
3:00 pm Daylight Time
Total observation time:
6.5 hours
Official Counter
Chris Reed
Observers:
Cindy Godwin, Sue Ricciardi
Weather: Sunny becoming mostly cloudy; 65-79 degrees; poor visibility with haze; winds light and variable until the last three hours of the count when they were from the SE, 9-15 mph
Raptor Observations: Another day of Turkey Vultures and not much else
Non-raptor Observations: Orchard Orioles and Eastern Kingbirds continue to nest-build in Black Gum Trees close to our chairs. Black Rat Snake up in a tree.
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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