Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Feb 24, 2013
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
Black Vulture 1 1 1
Turkey Vulture 32 60 60
Osprey 0 0 0
Bald Eagle 3 5 5
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 1 1
Cooper's Hawk 0 0 0
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 4 4
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 1 3 3
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: 40 74 74
Observation start time: 09:30:00
Observation end time: 14:30:00
Total observation time: 5 hours
Official Counter Sue Ricciardi
Observers:
Weather:
Partly cloudy; 44-49 degrees; good visibility; winds strong out of the NW or WNW, 6-22 mph, gusting to 30 mph
Raptor Observations:
An additional Bald Eagle, a non-migrant 4th year. One of the migrant Bald Eagles appeared to be a juvenile, perhaps Florida born. Also a hunting Cooper's Hawk.
Non-raptor Observations:
1 Ring-necked Duck, 2 Green-winged Teals, 2 Gadwalls, and 2 Hooded Mergansers on pond; Common Redpoll, perhaps a first winter individual; at least two White-winged Crossbills
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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