Fort Smallwood Park (05 Apr 2025) 46 Raptors

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Fort Smallwood Park

Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 05, 2025
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	31	165
Turkey Vulture	37	378	5457
Osprey	5	53	251
Bald Eagle	0	6	57
Northern Harrier	1	3	13
Sharp-shinned Hawk	1	29	134
Cooper's Hawk	1	17	106
American Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	1	8	213
Broad-winged Hawk	0	0	0
Red-tailed Hawk	0	2	60
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	11	38
Merlin	0	4	12
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Accipitrine	0	0	3
Unknown Buteo	0	0	7
Unknown Falcon	0	0	3
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	1	8
Total:	46	543	6527

Observation start time:	8:30 am
Observation end time:	1:15 pm Daylight Time
Total observation time:	5.25 hours
Official Counter	Chris Reed
Observers:	Hal Wierenga, Lynn Davidson

Weather:
A day between storms. Weather drier than predicted. Very good visibility (20km) at sea level, as little as 100m vertically. Wind about 10 mph throughout, E to ESE through observing period.

Raptor Observations:
Weak flight with unfavorable wind. 37 vultures, 5 ospreys, 4 other hawks, including a grey ghost harrier.

Predictions:
More change of storms

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Report submitted by Chris Reed (bodki...@verizon.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.