Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Feb 28, 2013
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
Black Vulture 11 12 12
Turkey Vulture 27 177 177
Osprey 2 2 2
Bald Eagle 0 6 6
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 1 1
Cooper's Hawk 2 4 4
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 11 11
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 2 9 9
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: 45 222 222
Observation start time: 10:30:00
Observation end time: 14:30:00
Total observation time: 4 hours
Official Counter Sue Ricciardi
Observers:
Visitors:
Frode Jacobsen - Thanks for the first Osprey!
Weather:
Mostly cloudy; 44-47 degrees; excellent visibility; strong westerly winds, 9-21 mph
Raptor Observations:
First Ospreys of the season arriving on the same date as the first one last season. Second one was carrying a fish. Immature Peregrine Falcon perched in a tree.
Non-raptor Observations:
Long-tailed Duck sitting on a heap of vegetation at the edge of the pond. About 4000 Common Grackles, 350 Red-winged Blackbirds, and 450 blackbird species, all heading north in about 50 different flocks.� Complete ebird checklist:� http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13225060
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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