Fort Smallwood Park (Monday 10 May 2021) 57 Raptors

[SUE RICCIARDI]

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: May 10, 2021
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	38	552
Turkey Vulture	43	485	11041
Osprey	2	16	410
Bald Eagle	1	27	177
Northern Harrier	0	4	39
Sharp-shinned Hawk	1	329	1367
Cooper's Hawk	1	17	312
Northern Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	0	336
Broad-winged Hawk	6	78	635
Red-tailed Hawk	1	18	286
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	1
American Kestrel	0	1	209
Merlin	2	3	56
Peregrine Falcon	0	1	1
Unknown Accipiter	0	0	6
Unknown Buteo	0	2	20
Unknown Falcon	0	0	2
Unknown Eagle	0	0	1
Unknown Raptor	0	1	32
Total:	57	1020	15483

Observation start time:	9;30 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:	3:30 pm
Total observation time:	6 hours
Official Counter	Sue Ricciardi
Observers:	Chris Reed, Dan Walker, Hugh Hoffman, John Hoffman

Weather:
Mostly cloudy becoming partly cloudy; 54-66 degrees; excellent visibility; winds northerly, mostly with a northwest component, 9-15 mph, gusting to 23 mph

Raptor Observations:
Flight was better in the afternoon when the cloud cover dissipated some.

Non-raptor Observations:
Two Greater Yellowlegs

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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.