Fort Smallwood Park (26 May 2025) 12 Raptors

[SUE RICCIARDI]

Fort Smallwood Park

Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: May 26, 2025
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	46	317
Turkey Vulture	6	813	9164
Osprey	0	24	380
Bald Eagle	0	41	130
Northern Harrier	0	8	110
Sharp-shinned Hawk	0	53	1068
Cooper's Hawk	0	12	323
American Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	0	258
Broad-winged Hawk	6	217	511
Red-tailed Hawk	0	14	123
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	3	145
Merlin	0	2	52
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	2
Unknown Accipitrine	0	1	10
Unknown Buteo	0	11	24
Unknown Falcon	0	0	10
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	5	23
Mississippi Kite	0	9	9
Swallow-tailed Kite	0	1	1
Total:	12	1260	12660

Observation start time:	8:30 am
Observation end time:	3:00 pm Daylight Time
Total observation time:	6.5 hours
Official Counter	Chris Reed
Observers:	Cristians Rivas, George Jett, John Hoffman, Sue Ricciardi

Weather:
Mostly cloudy becoming partly cloudy; 64-72 degrees; good to excellent visibility; winds light and mostly northeasterly, 0-7 mph.

Raptor Observations:
Just a few Turkey Vultures and Broad-winged Hawks. Vultures seemed reluctant to take the journey north.

Non-raptor Observations:
Another kite today, this one a colorful one on a string. :)

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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.