Fort Smallwood Park (25 Apr 2025) 33 Raptors

[SUE RICCIARDI]

Fort Smallwood Park

Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 25, 2025
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	13	116	250
Turkey Vulture	13	2902	7981
Osprey	0	150	348
Bald Eagle	1	20	71
Northern Harrier	0	58	68
Sharp-shinned Hawk	1	694	799
Cooper's Hawk	2	193	282
American Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	48	253
Broad-winged Hawk	1	289	289
Red-tailed Hawk	1	39	97
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	114	141
Merlin	1	40	48
Peregrine Falcon	0	1	1
Unknown Accipitrine	0	5	8
Unknown Buteo	0	5	12
Unknown Falcon	0	6	9
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	8	15
Total:	33	4688	10672

Observation start time:	8:30 am
Observation end time:	3:00 pm
Total observation time:	6.5 hours
Official Counter	Chris Reed, Sue Ricciardi
Observers:	Chris Reed, Cindy Godwin, Dan Walker, Sue Ricciardi

Weather:
Mostly cloudy becoming partly cloudy; 57-78 degrees; good visibility; winds calm at first, then becoming southerly and ending southeasterly, 9-12 mph.

Raptor Observations:
Like yesterday, another light flight

Non-raptor Observations:
Two Belted Kingfishers

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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.

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