Fort Smallwood Park (27 May 2023) 4 Raptors

[SUE RICCIARDI]

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: May 27, 2023
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	124	269
Turkey Vulture	3	1137	10189
Osprey	0	33	390
Bald Eagle	1	67	142
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	3	165
Broad-winged Hawk	0	267	395
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:	4	2108	13236

Observation start time:	9:15 am
Observation end time:	2:00 pm Daylight Time
Total observation time:	4.75 hours
Official Counter	Sue Ricciardi
Observers:

Weather:
Partly cloudy; 67-75 degrees; excellent visibility; winds mostly from the ENE, 3-13 mph gusting to 20 mph

Raptor Observations:
Just a few migrants on winds just about opposite to our most favorable.

Non-raptor Observations:
Cattle Egret

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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.