Date: 3/3/13 5:02 pm
From: <susiericc...>
Subject: [MDBirding] Fort Smallwood Park Sunday, March 3, 2013


Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 03, 2013
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
Black Vulture 19 21 33
Turkey Vulture 53 68 245
Osprey 4 5 7
Bald Eagle 1 1 7
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 1 2
Cooper's Hawk 0 0 4
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 11
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 0 1 10
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: 77 97 319

Observation start time: 09:30:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 5.5 hours
Official Counter Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Andy Smith, Bud Orvis, Cal Orvis



Weather:
Cloudy or overcast; 33-37 degrees; excellent visibility; winds blustery, mostly northwesterly, 10-22 mph, gusting to 26 mph. A raw day.

Raptor Observations:
Unprecedented to have as many as seven Ospreys this early in the season. Non-migrant Sharp-shinned Hawk and two Bald Eagles

Non-raptor Observations:
About 100 gulls heading north
Yesterday's complete ebird list:� http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13244630

Today's:� http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13269942





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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