Fort Smallwood Park Wednesday, April 26, 2017 19 Raptors

[SUE RICCIARDI]

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 26, 2017
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	125	227
Turkey Vulture	3	2308	5444
Osprey	9	308	458
Bald Eagle	2	56	91
Northern Harrier	0	48	51
Sharp-shinned Hawk	2	345	393
Cooper's Hawk	0	97	136
Northern Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	43	89
Broad-winged Hawk	2	89	89
Red-tailed Hawk	0	74	116
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	2
American Kestrel	1	87	115
Merlin	0	28	34
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Accipiter	0	0	0
Unknown Buteo	0	2	2
Unknown Falcon	0	2	2
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	1	2
Total:	19	3613	7251

Observation start time:	9:15 am
Observation end time:	3 pm Daylight Time
Total observation time:	5.75 hours
Official Counter	Ralph Geuder, Sue Ricciardi
Observers:	Chris Reed, John Hoffman, Ralph Geuder

Weather:  Fog and drizzle followed by cloudy skies except for a brief period with some breaks in the clouds. 57-64 degrees; poor visibility at first, becoming good. Winds light and variable, sometimes with a northerly component.

Raptor Observations:  The skies didn't clear more as predicted and only a small flight ensued.

Non-raptor Observations:

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

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.