Fort Smallwood Park (19 May 2023) 15 Raptors

[SUE RICCIARDI]

Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: May 19, 2023
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	6	111	256
Turkey Vulture	4	1088	10140
Osprey	0	29	386
Bald Eagle	4	63	138
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	2	164
Broad-winged Hawk	1	260	388
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:	15	2030	13158

Observation start time:	9:00 am
Observation end time:	3:00 pm Daylight Time
Total observation time:	6 hours
Official Counter	Sue Ricciardi
Observers:	Cindy Godwin, Hal Wierenga

Weather:
Partly cloudy; 64-74 degrees; good visibility; winds mostly southeasterly, 7-15 mph gusting to 25 mph

Raptor Observations:
A few vultures and Bald Eagles and one Broadwing.

Non-raptor Observations:
Least Tern (2), Common Tern (2) and Caspian Tern (1)

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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.