Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 09, 2013
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
Black Vulture 1 32 44
Turkey Vulture 46 398 575
Osprey 1 8 10
Bald Eagle 1 3 9
Northern Harrier 0 1 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 7 8
Cooper's Hawk 0 2 6
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 13 24 35
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 5 9 18
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 2 2
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 68 486 708
Observation start time: 09:45:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 5.75 hours
Official Counter Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Andy Higgs, Bob Rineer, Judy Higgs
Visitors:
Diane Westbrook
Weather:
Sunny becoming partly cloudy; 43 to a balmy 61 degrees; excellent visibility; winds mostly northwesterly but light, 0-8 mph
Raptor Observations:
Nice flight of Red-shouldered Hawks. An adult Peregrine Falcon heading north was more likely a local resident.
Non-raptor Observations:
Two large rafts of Greater Scaup, numbering 1600 in all�- didn't have time to check thoroughly for Lesser Scaup among them.� Several Red-bellied Turtles basking yesterday and today.
Complete ebird list:� http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13345890
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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