Fort Smallwood Park Monday, April 23, 2018 55 Raptors

[SUE RICCIARDI]

Fort Smallwood Park

Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 23, 2018
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	9	98	293
Turkey Vulture	26	2070	5909
Osprey	6	290	606
Bald Eagle	4	35	72
Northern Harrier	0	25	32
Sharp-shinned Hawk	7	205	258
Cooper's Hawk	2	84	180
Northern Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	62	184
Broad-winged Hawk	0	140	140
Red-tailed Hawk	0	53	119
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	1	66	81
Merlin	0	22	29
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Accipiter	0	2	3
Unknown Buteo	0	3	6
Unknown Falcon	0	2	2
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	4	4
Total:	55	3161	7918

Observation start time:	9:00 am
Observation end time:	3:00 pm Daylight Time
Total observation time:	6 hours
Official Counter	Sue Ricciardi
Observers:	Alan Young, Bob Rineer, Dan Walker, John Hoffman, Sue Young

Weather:  Partly to mostly cloudy; 56-66 degrees; excellent visibility; winds easterly, 5-14 mph, increasing in strength over the course of the day

Raptor Observations:  A flight much like yesterday: light on unfavorable winds.

Non-raptor Observations:  Eastern Kingbird, yellow Palm Warbler-2, Savannah Sparrow-5

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Report submitted by Sue Ricciardi (susi...@comcast.net)
Fort Smallwood Park information may be found at: http://www.mdbirds.org/sites/mdsites/hawks/hawkwatch.html
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.