Fort Smallwood Park (25 May 2025) 50 Raptors

[SUE RICCIARDI]

Fort Smallwood Park

Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: May 25, 2025
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	46	317
Turkey Vulture	39	807	9158
Osprey	1	24	380
Bald Eagle	1	41	130
Northern Harrier	1	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	8	211	505
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:	50	1248	12648

Observation start time:	8:30 am
Observation end time:	4:00 pm Daylight Time
Total observation time:	7.5 hours
Official Counter	Chris Reed
Observers:	Cindy Godwin, Claire Wolfe, Cristians Rivas, Hal Wierenga, Sue Ricciardi

Visitors:
Mike and Robin Woronowicz, Wendy and Tom Crowe

Weather:
Partly cloudy; 57-73 degrees; excellent visibility; winds mostly from the WNW, 8-13 mph gusting to 20 mph.

Raptor Observations:
Turkey Vultures ruled the day, but we counted enough Broad-winged Hawks to pass 500 for the season.

Non-raptor Observations:
The planet Venus was visible as a shining half crescent in the daytime sky.

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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.