Fort Smallwood Park (23 May 2023) Raptors

[SUE RICCIARDI]

Fort Smallwood Park

Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: May 23, 2023
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	112	257
Turkey Vulture	0	1097	10149
Osprey	0	29	386
Bald Eagle	0	64	139
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	2	164
Broad-winged Hawk	0	264	392
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:	0	2045	13173

Observation start tim	9:00 am
Observation end time:	2:00 pm Daylight Time
Total observation time:	5 hours
Official Counter	Sue Ricciardi
Observers:	Cindy Godwin, Dan Walker

Weather:
Milky sky - smoke and haze due to Canadian wildfires - made it difficult to discern amount of cloud cover; 63-73 degrees; poor to fair visibility; winds easterly, often with a northeast component, 5-13 mph

Raptor Observations:
The ugly sky, high humidity and unfavorable winds made for a no-migrant day. One of the two Osprey nests has young in it.

Non-raptor Observations:
Late Common Loon

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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.