Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 10, 2013
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
Black Vulture 31 63 75
Turkey Vulture 182 580 757
Osprey 2 10 12
Bald Eagle 7 10 16
Northern Harrier 0 1 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 8 9
Cooper's Hawk 0 2 6
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 16 40 51
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 2 11 20
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: 241 727 949
Observation start time: 08:30:00 Eastern Standard Time
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 6.5 hours
Official Counter Cal Orvis, Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Andy Smith, Bill Hubick, Bud Orvis, Cal Orvis, Dan Haas
Visitors:
Mary Jane McMillan
Weather:
Partly cloudy, lingering airplane contrails; 38-59 degrees; excellent visibility; winds mostly with an easterly component with the last three hours intensifying from the ESE, 0-13 mph
Raptor Observations:
Mostly steady flight throughout the day, sometimes distant with the easterly winds. 22 Black Vultures streaming through in the last hour.
Non-raptor Observations:
Near 1,000 Canada Geese heading north with one Cackling goose spotted by Dan Haas. Also hundreds of blackbirds, 3 Great Blue Herons, and 5 Tree Swallows. Red-throated Loon. Some flocks of Canvasbacks and scaup.
Partial ebird list awaiting contributions from others:� http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13360676
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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