Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 04, 2013
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
Black Vulture 2 23 35
Turkey Vulture 45 113 290
Osprey 1 6 8
Bald Eagle 1 2 8
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 3 4
Cooper's Hawk 2 2 6
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 2 13
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: 55 152 374
Observation start time: 09:30:00
Observation end time: 14:30:00
Total observation time: 5 hours
Official Counter Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Hal Wierenga
Weather:
Partly cloudy becoming sunny; 32-39 degrees; excellent visibility; winds brisk from the NW ending from the W 12-23 mph, gusting to 33 mph
Raptor Observations:
Nice early March flight
Non-raptor Observations:� Horned Grebe
Complete ebird list: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13295760
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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