Fort Smallwood Park (24 May 2025) 151 Raptors

[SUE RICCIARDI]

Fort Smallwood Park

Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: May 24, 2025
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	1	46	317
Turkey Vulture	110	768	9119
Osprey	9	23	379
Bald Eagle	5	40	129
Northern Harrier	0	7	109
Sharp-shinned Hawk	1	53	1068
Cooper's Hawk	1	12	323
American Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	0	258
Broad-winged Hawk	21	203	497
Red-tailed Hawk	1	14	123
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	3	145
Merlin	0	2	52
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	2
Unknown Accipitrine	0	1	10
Unknown Buteo	0	11	24
Unknown Falcon	0	0	10
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	5	23
Mississippi Kite	2	9	9
Swallow-tailed Kite	0	1	1
Total:	151	1198	12598

Observation start time:	8:30 am
Observation end time:	5:30 pm  Daylight Tim
Total observation time:	9 hours
Official Counter	Chris Reed, Lynn Davidson
Observers:	Cindy Godwin, Cristians Rivas, Hal Wierenga, John Hoffman, Lynn Davidson, Sue Ricciardi

Visitors:  Al Hafner, Mike Keegan

Weather:
Sunny becoming mostly cloudy and ending partly cloudy; 59-68 degrees; excellent visibility; winds again brisk from the west but often with a NW component, 9-22 mph gusting to 29 mph

Raptor Observations:
A second day of good numbers with a continuation of the westerly winds. Eight species. Two more Mississippi Kites, at 12:44 pm and 3:45 pm clock time. Both unaged. The first was a scope bird seen for about 4 minutes. The second was high and in view for about 5 minutes. Otherwise, Turkey Vultures dominated, but there were decent numbers of Ospreys, Bald Eagles and Broad-winged Hawks.

Non-raptor Observations:
The pair of Eastern Kingbirds has returned to its nest after some wind-blown damage last week.

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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.