Fort Smallwood Park (01 Jun 2023) 2 Raptors

[SUE RICCIARDI]

Fort Smallwood Park

Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Jun 01, 2023
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	269
Turkey Vulture	2	2	10192
Osprey	0	0	391
Bald Eagle	0	0	143
Northern Harrier	0	0	59
Sharp-shinned Hawk	0	0	997
Cooper's Hawk	0	0	236
Northern Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	0	165
Broad-winged Hawk	0	0	395
Red-tailed Hawk	0	0	146
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	0	169
Merlin	0	0	43
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Accipiter	0	0	9
Unknown Buteo	0	0	8
Unknown Falcon	0	0	1
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	0	13
Mississippi Kite	0	0	3
Swallow-tailed Kite	0	0	2
Total:	2	2	13241

Observation start time:	9:15 am
Observation end time:	2:00 pm Daylight Time
Total observation time:	4.75 hours
Official Counter	Sue Ricciardi
Observers:	Cindy Godwin

Weather:
Partly cloudy but mostly a milky sky from Canadian wildfires; 71-79 degrees; fair visibility; winds light and northerly 3-7 mph

Raptor Observations:
Two Turkey Vultures on very unfavorable conditions

Non-raptor Observations: Northern Waterthrush

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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.