Fort Smallwood Park (17 Apr 2025) 478 Raptors

[SUE RICCIARDI]

Fort Smallwood Park

Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 17, 2025
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	1	78	212
Turkey Vulture	276	1946	7025
Osprey	6	130	328
Bald Eagle	1	14	65
Northern Harrier	0	51	61
Sharp-shinned Hawk	90	301	406
Cooper's Hawk	25	99	188
American Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	6	38	243
Broad-winged Hawk	57	204	204
Red-tailed Hawk	5	19	77
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	5	79	106
Merlin	1	27	35
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Accipitrine	2	2	5
Unknown Buteo	1	4	11
Unknown Falcon	0	2	5
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	2	6	13
Total:	478	3000	8984

Observation start time:	8:00 am
Observation end time:	3:15 pm Daylight Time
Total observation time:	7.25 hours
Official Counter	Chris Reed
Observers:	Cristians Rivas, Fred Shaffer, Hal Wierenga, Ralph Geuder, Steve Steimel, Sue Ricciardi

Visitors:
Dawn Merino, Adam Bayer

Weather:
Sunny, 45-62 degrees; excellent visibility; winds northwesterly, 0-13 mph

Raptor Observations:
Clear blue skies were a challenge, but we still had good numbers of Turkey Vultures, accipiters and Broad-winged Hawks.

Non-raptor Observations:  36 American Goldfinches

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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.