Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Feb 21, 2013
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 15 28 28
Osprey 0 0 0
Bald Eagle 1 2 2
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 0
Cooper's Hawk 0 0 0
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 2 2
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 1 2 2
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 0 0
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 19 34 34
Observation start time: 10:00:00
Observation end time: 13:30:00
Total observation time: 3.5 hours
Official Counter Sue Ricciardi
Observers:
Weather:
Partly cloudy; 30-36 degrees; excellent visibility; winds strong, mostly northwesterly 14-17 mph, gusting to 29 mph
Raptor Observations:
Good variety for a February flight. A Merlin, presumably a non-migrant, scattered a bunch of starlings.
Non-raptor Observations:
Report submitted by Sue Ricciardi ( <susiericc...> )
Fort Smallwood Park information may be found at: http://www.mdbirds.org/sites/mdsites/hawks/hawkwatch.html
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. The Park is closed to visitors on Wednesdays.
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