Fort Smallwood Park (Thursday 13 May 2021) 35 Raptors

[SUE RICCIARDI]

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: May 13, 2021
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	40	554
Turkey Vulture	23	565	11121
Osprey	1	22	416
Bald Eagle	2	35	185
Northern Harrier	0	4	39
Sharp-shinned Hawk	0	337	1375
Cooper's Hawk	0	17	312
Northern Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	0	336
Broad-winged Hawk	7	104	661
Red-tailed Hawk	2	33	301
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	1
American Kestrel	0	1	209
Merlin	0	4	57
Peregrine Falcon	0	1	1
Unknown Accipiter	0	0	6
Unknown Buteo	0	4	22
Unknown Falcon	0	0	2
Unknown Eagle	0	0	1
Unknown Raptor	0	2	33
Total:	35	1169	15632

Observation start time:	8:15 am Daylight Time
Observation end time:	3:00 pm
Total observation time:	6.75 hours
Official Counter	Chris Reed, Sue Ricciardi
Observers:	Chris Reed, Cristians Rivas, Sue Ricciardi

Weather:
Sunny for the first four hours then partly cloudy; 55-71 degrees; excellent visibility; winds light and becoming northerly, 5-10 mph

Raptor Observations:
A light flight today. As we were discussing the pointed-wing shape of Common Nighthawks that were flying around the pond, another pointed-winged bird, a Peregrine Falcon, appeared among them.

Non-raptor Observations:
Twenty-one Common Nighthawks

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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.