Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 14, 2013
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
Black Vulture 7 88 100
Turkey Vulture 160 1023 1200
Osprey 2 16 18
Bald Eagle 1 13 19
Northern Harrier 1 2 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 15 16
Cooper's Hawk 5 8 12
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 5 80 91
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 3 26 35
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 3 7 7
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: 190 1281 1503
Observation start time: 08:30:00 Eastern Standard Time
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 5.5 hours
Official Counter Sue Ricciardi
Observers:
Weather:
Partly cloudy; 34-42 degrees; excellent visibility; winds very strong, mostly from the WNW, 17-21 mph, gusting to 37 mph
Raptor Observations:
Ten raptor species today. Harrier was a gorgeous adult male.
Non-raptor Observations:� 3 Northern Shovelers on pond
Complete ebird list:� http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13398469
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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