Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Feb 27, 2013
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
Black Vulture 0 1 1
Turkey Vulture 62 150 150
Osprey 0 0 0
Bald Eagle 1 6 6
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 1 1
Cooper's Hawk 2 2 2
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 6 10 10
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 4 7 7
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: 75 177 177
Observation start time: 10:00:00
Observation end time: 14:30:00
Total observation time: 4.5 hours
Official Counter Hal Wierenga
Observers:
Weather:
Variable cloudiness; 46-54 degrees; excellent visibility; winds westerly and strong, 15-20 mph, gusting to 25 mph
Raptor Observations:
Very nice February migration day
Non-raptor Observations:
16 White-winged Crossbills, flying down to the ground, picking up gumballs and taking them back up to the tree. 5000 Red-winged Blackbirds and 6250 Common Grackles flying north in numerous flocks. Long-tailed Duck on pond.
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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