Fort Smallwood Park (30 May 2023) 2 Raptors

[SUE RICCIARDI]

Fort Smallwood Park

Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: May 30, 2023
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	124	269
Turkey Vulture	1	1138	10190
Osprey	0	33	390
Bald Eagle	1	68	143
Northern Harrier	0	9	59
Sharp-shinned Hawk	0	362	997
Cooper's Hawk	0	63	236
Northern Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	3	165
Broad-winged Hawk	0	267	395
Red-tailed Hawk	0	23	146
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	3	169
Merlin	0	13	43
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Accipiter	0	1	9
Unknown Buteo	0	0	8
Unknown Falcon	0	0	1
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	0	13
Mississippi Kite	0	3	3
Swallow-tailed Kite	0	0	2
Total:	2	2110	13238

Observation start time:	9:00 am
Observation end time:	12:00 pm
Total observation time:	3 hours
Official Counter	Sue Ricciardi
Observers:	Cindy Godwin, Dan Walker

Weather:
Mostly cloudy becoming mostly sunny; 68-70 degrees; fair visibility with haze; winds from the ENE 12-13 mph

Raptor Observations:
Just two migrants on unfavorable winds that aren't predicted to end until the end of the first week of June!

Non-raptor Observations: Green Heron

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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.