Fort Smallwood Park Thursday, April 27, 2017 446 Raptors

[SUE RICCIARDI]

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 27, 2017
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	4	129	231
Turkey Vulture	99	2407	5543
Osprey	20	328	478
Bald Eagle	17	73	108
Northern Harrier	6	54	57
Sharp-shinned Hawk	207	552	600
Cooper's Hawk	18	115	154
Northern Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	43	89
Broad-winged Hawk	58	147	147
Red-tailed Hawk	9	83	125
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	2
American Kestrel	4	91	119
Merlin	4	32	38
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:	446	4059	7697

Observation start time:	9 am
Observation end time:	5:30 pm Daylight Time
Total observation time:	8.5 hours
Official Counter	Sue Ricciardi
Observers:	Dan Stewart, Dan Walker, Hal Wierenga, Harry Armistead, Linda Baker, Liz Armistead, Lynn Davidson

Weather:  Mostly cloudy with fog/haze; 59-80 degrees; fair visibility; winds mostly with a southeasterly component, light until the last two hours, 3-12 mph

Raptor Observations:  Busy and satisfying day. Constant flow of Sharp-shinned Hawks and steady overall flight all day. Many high-fliers. Two Bald Eagle - Osprey altercations.

Non-raptor Observations:  Almost 4000 Blue Jays; Solitary Sandpiper; Semi-palmated Sandpiper; 2 Least Sandpipers; Greater Yellowlegs

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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

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.