Fort Smallwood Park (10 Jun 2024) 5 Raptors

[SUE RICCIARDI]

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Jun 10, 2024
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	4	330
Turkey Vulture	2	41	10587
Osprey	0	4	371
Bald Eagle	1	2	161
Northern Harrier	0	0	65
Sharp-shinned Hawk	0	0	790
Cooper's Hawk	0	0	245
American Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	0	325
Broad-winged Hawk	2	4	170
Red-tailed Hawk	0	1	134
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	0	233
Merlin	0	0	53
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	2
Unknown Accipiter	0	0	11
Unknown Buteo	0	0	8
Unknown Falcon	0	0	7
Unknown Eagle	0	0	1
Unknown Raptor	0	0	30
Mississippi Kite	0	2	15
Swallow-tailed Kite	0	0	1
Total:	5	58	13539

Observation start time:	11:00 am
Observation end time:	3:30 pm Daylight Time
Total observation time:	4.5 hours
Official Counter	Hal Wierenga
Observers:

Visitors:
Larry and Betty Dunag

Weather:
Partly cloudy. 78-82 degrees. Excellent visibility. Winds westerly sometimes with a northwest component, 9-14 mph, gusting to 22 mph.
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.