Fort Smallwood Park (30 May 2025) 1 Raptors

[SUE RICCIARDI]

Fort Smallwood Park

Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: May 30, 2025
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	46	317
Turkey Vulture	0	818	9169
Osprey	1	27	383
Bald Eagle	0	43	132
Northern Harrier	0	8	110
Sharp-shinned Hawk	0	53	1068
Cooper's Hawk	0	12	323
American Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	0	258
Broad-winged Hawk	0	218	512
Red-tailed Hawk	0	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	0	9	9
Swallow-tailed Kite	0	1	1
Total:	1	1271	12671

Observation start time:	9:00 am
Observation end time:	2:00 pm Daylight Time
Total observation time:	5 hours
Official Counter	Chris Reed
Observers:	Cindy Godwin, Cristians Rivas, Hal Wierenga, Sue Ricciardi

Weather:
Variable cloudiness; 75-82 degrees; poor to fair visibility with fog; winds northerly sometimes with a NW component. 6-13 mph

Raptor Observations:
One migrant today, an Opsrey

Non-raptor Observations:
Two Cedar Waxwings were attempting to pilfer nesting material from the Eastern Kingbird nest. A kingbird sprang out of the nest, went after the waxwings, and stopped the steal.

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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.