Fort Smallwood Park Monday, April 6, 2020 39 Raptors

[SUE RICCIARDI]

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 06, 2020
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	2	52	302
Turkey Vulture	31	412	5855
Osprey	5	64	192
Bald Eagle	0	30	73
Northern Harrier	0	4	16
Sharp-shinned Hawk	0	21	119
Cooper's Hawk	1	9	113
Northern Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	7	147
Broad-winged Hawk	0	0	0
Red-tailed Hawk	0	12	142
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	10	55
Merlin	0	0	11
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Accipiter	0	0	9
Unknown Buteo	0	2	2
Unknown Falcon	0	0	2
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	1	9
Total:	39	624	7047

Observation start time:	10;30 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:	2:00 pm
Total observation time:	3.5 hours
Official Counter	Sue Ricciardi
Observers:	Chris Reed, Dan Walker

Visitors:  No visitors, please

Weather:  Mostly sunny; 60-66 degrees; excellent visibility; winds northerly 7-9 mph

Raptor Observations:  A light flight today

Non-raptor Observations:  A male Eastern Bluebird keeping watch over a yet unfound nest hole

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Report submitted by Sue Ricciardi ( susi...@comcast.net)
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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.