Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 11, 2013
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
Black Vulture 16 79 91
Turkey Vulture 93 673 850
Osprey 1 11 13
Bald Eagle 1 11 17
Northern Harrier 0 1 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 11 12
Cooper's Hawk 1 3 7
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 4 44 55
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 3 14 23
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 1 1 1
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: 123 850 1072
Observation start time: 9:15:00 �Eastern Standard Time
Observation end time: 15 :00:00
Total observation time: 5.75 hours
Official Counter Sue Ricciardi
Observers:
Visitors:
Nancy Magnusson; Dianne Westbrook
Weather:
Mostly a high overcast with fog, with some limited clearing at times; 46-54 degrees; fair visibility; winds mostly ESE, 5-10 mph
Raptor Observations:
Adult or near adult Golden Eagle at 12:11 EDT. Only the fifth spring Golden Eagle at this site, but the fourth in five years. This individual took a similar path to one sighted on the same day two years ago (3/11/11).
Non-raptor Observations:
Pine Warbler; 65 Tundra Swans; Over 900 Common Grackles plus several hundred other blackbirds
Complete ebird list:� http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13372289
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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