Fort Smallwood Park (28 May 2024) 27 Raptors

[SUE RICCIARDI]

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: May 28, 2024
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	3	53	320
Turkey Vulture	16	670	10523
Osprey	0	52	359
Bald Eagle	3	59	152
Northern Harrier	0	3	65
Sharp-shinned Hawk	0	71	790
Cooper's Hawk	0	9	245
American Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	0	325
Broad-winged Hawk	4	34	165
Red-tailed Hawk	0	2	133
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	2	233
Merlin	0	6	53
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	2
Unknown Accipiter	0	0	11
Unknown Buteo	0	1	8
Unknown Falcon	0	0	7
Unknown Eagle	0	0	1
Unknown Raptor	0	5	30
Mississippi Kite	1	13	13
Swallow-tailed Kite	0	1	1
Total:	27	981	13436

Observation start time:	8:15 am
Observation end time:	3:00 pm  Daylight Time
Total observation time:	6.75 hours
Official Counter	Chris Reed
Observers:	Cindy Godwin, Hal Wierenga, Mark Nelson, Ralph Geuder

Weather:
Sunny becoming partly cloudy. 69-81 degrees. Good visibility. Winds mostly from the west. Breezy. 7-15 mph, gusting to 23 mph.

Raptor Observations:
MISSISSIPPI KITE #13, appearing at 11:41 daylight time and in view for about 2 minutes. Pale secondaries. A distant individual, flying from south to northwest.

Non-raptor Observations:
Northern Parula Warbler

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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.