Fort Smallwood Park (02 Jun 2025) 11 Raptors

[SUE RICCIARDI]

Fort Smallwood Park

Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Jun 02, 2025
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	2	5	322
Turkey Vulture	9	21	9192
Osprey	0	1	386
Bald Eagle	0	4	137
Northern Harrier	0	0	110
Sharp-shinned Hawk	0	0	1068
Cooper's Hawk	0	0	323
American Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	0	258
Broad-winged Hawk	0	24	537
Red-tailed Hawk	0	0	124
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	0	145
Merlin	0	0	52
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	2
Unknown Accipitrine	0	0	10
Unknown Buteo	0	0	24
Unknown Falcon	0	0	10
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	0	23
Mississippi Kite	0	0	9
Swallow-tailed Kite	0	0	2
Total:	11	55	12734

Observation start time:	8:45 am
Observation end time:	2:00 pm Daylight Time
Total observation time:	5.25 hours
Official Counter	Chris Reed
Observers:	Cindy Godwin, Fred Shaffer, Hal Wierenga, Steve Steimel, Sue Ricciardi

Weather:
Sunny; 57-72 degrees; good visibility with some Canada wildfire haze; winds light starting out from the WNW, then becoming variable, 3-9 mph

Raptor Observations:
Just some vultures today

Non-raptor Observations:
A calico Little Blue Heron has been around for three days, providing some delightful eye candy.

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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.