Fort Smallwood Park (31 Mar 2025) 142 Raptors

[SUE RICCIARDI]

Fort Smallwood Park

Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 31, 2025
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	132	134
Turkey Vulture	112	4931	5079
Osprey	4	198	198
Bald Eagle	3	49	51
Northern Harrier	0	10	10
Sharp-shinned Hawk	4	105	105
Cooper's Hawk	3	89	89
American Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	11	201	205
Broad-winged Hawk	0	0	0
Red-tailed Hawk	3	46	58
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	27	27
Merlin	1	9	9
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Accipitrine	0	3	3
Unknown Buteo	0	7	7
Unknown Falcon	1	3	3
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	7	7
Total:	142	5817	5985

Observation start time:	8:45 am
Observation end time:	2:00 pm
Total observation time:	5.25 hours
Official Counter	Chris Reed
Observers:	Hal Wierenga, Ralph Geuder, Rich Mason, Sue Ricciardi

Visitors: Elizabeth Shaffer

Weather:
Variable cloudiness; 68-79 degrees; good to excellent visibility; winds southwesterly, 10-12 mph gusting to 24 mph

Raptor Observations:
Good sky and winds, but not a big flight, perhaps due to storms in the south. Red-shouldered Hawks still making a good showing.

Non-raptor Observations:
Little Blue Heron; 40 Bonaparte's Gulls, Barn Swallow

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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.