Fort Smallwood Park (30 May 2024) 10 Raptors

[SUE RICCIARDI]

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: May 30, 2024
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	59	326
Turkey Vulture	3	686	10539
Osprey	4	56	363
Bald Eagle	2	62	155
Northern Harrier	0	3	65
Sharp-shinned Hawk	0	71	790
Cooper's Hawk	0	9	245
American Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	0	325
Broad-winged Hawk	1	35	166
Red-tailed Hawk	0	2	133
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	2	233
Merlin	0	6	53
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	2
Unknown Accipiter	0	0	11
Unknown Buteo	0	1	8
Unknown Falcon	0	0	7
Unknown Eagle	0	0	1
Unknown Raptor	0	5	30
Mississippi Kite	0	13	13
Swallow-tailed Kite	0	1	1
Total:	10	1011	13466

Observation start time:	8:00 am
Observation end time:	2:15 pm Daylight Time
Total observation time:	6.25 hours
Official Counter	Chris Reed, Sue Ricciardi
Observers:	Chris Reed, Cindy Godwin, Cristians Rivas, Dan Walker

Weather:
Sunny becoming partly cloudy. 62-74 degrees. excellent visibility. Winds northwesterly 6-13 mph, gusting to 23 mph.

Raptor Observations:
Just a few migrants today with the four Ospreys migrating together.

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.