Fort Smallwood Park (05 Jun 2025) 16 Raptors

[SUE RICCIARDI]

Fort Smallwood Park

Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Jun 05, 2025
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	2	8	325
Turkey Vulture	8	36	9207
Osprey	2	5	390
Bald Eagle	4	8	141
Northern Harrier	0	0	110
Sharp-shinned Hawk	0	0	1068
Cooper's Hawk	0	0	323
American Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	0	258
Broad-winged Hawk	0	27	540
Red-tailed Hawk	0	0	124
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	0	145
Merlin	0	0	52
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	2
Unknown Accipitrine	0	0	10
Unknown Buteo	0	0	24
Unknown Falcon	0	0	10
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	0	23
Mississippi Kite	0	0	9
Swallow-tailed Kite	0	0	2
Total:	16	84	12763

Observation start time:	9:00 am
Observation end time:	3:00 pm Daylight Time
Total observation time:	6 hours
Official Counter	Chris Reed
Observers:	Cindy Godwin, Cristians Rivas, Hal Wierenga, Lynn Davidson, Steve Steimel, Sue Ricciardi

Visitors:
Susan Zotter

Weather:
Mostly cloudy against the backdrop of Canadian wildfires smoke; 73-86 degrees; poor visibility; winds light with a southwest or south component, 5-8 mph.

Raptor Observations:
Four Bald Eagles and two Ospreys among 10 vultures

Non-raptor Observations:
Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly

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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.